Processor Settings Screen Details - Dell Precision Rack 7910 Owner's Manual

Menu Item Description
Node Interleaving Specifies if Non-Uniform Memory architecture (NUMA) is supported. If this field is
Enabled, memory interleaving is supported if a symmetric memory configuration is
installed. If Disabled, the system supports NUMA (asymmetric) memory
configurations. By default, Node Interleaving option is set to Disabled.
Snoop Mode Specifies the Snoop Mode options. Snoop Mode options available are Home
Snoop, Early Snoop, Cluster on Die. By default, the Snoop Mode option is set to
Early Snoop. The field is only available when Node Interleaving is Disabled.

Processor Settings screen details

You can use the Processor Settings screen to view the processor settings and perform specific functions
such as enabling virtualization technology, hardware prefetcher, and logical processor idling.
You can view the Processor Settings screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS →
Processor Settings.
The Processor Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Menu Item Description
Logical Processor Enables or disables the logical processors and displays the number of logical
processors. If the Logical Processor option is set to Enabled, the BIOS displays all
the logical processors. If this option is set to Disabled, the BIOS only displays one
logical processor per core. By default, the Logical Processor option is set to
Enabled.
Maximum data QPI Speed maximum data rate 9.6 Gt/s, 8.0 GT/s, 6.4 GT/s
rate
Alternate RTID Enables you to allocate more RTIDs to the remote socket, thereby increasing
(Requestor cache performance between the sockets or easing work in normal mode for
Transaction ID) NUMA. By default, the Alternate RTID (Requestor Transaction ID) Setting is set to
Setting Disabled.
Virtualization Enables or disables the additional hardware capabilities provided for virtualization.
Technology By default, the Virtualization Technology option is set to Enabled.
Address Allows you to define the Address Translation Cache (ATC) for devices to cache the
Translation DMA transactions. This filed provides an interfaces to a chipset's Address
Services (ATS) Translation and Protection Table to translate DMA addresses to host addresses. By
default, the option is set to Enabled.
Adjacent Cache Optimizes the system for applications that require high utilization of sequential
Line Prefetch memory access. By default, the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch option is set to
Enabled. You can disable this option for applications that require high utilization of
random memory access.
Hardware Enables or disables the hardware prefetcher. By default, the Hardware Prefetcher
Prefetcher option is set to Enabled.
DCU Streamer Allows you to enable or disable the Data Cache Unit (DCU) streamer prefetcher. By
Prefetcher default, the DCU Streamer Prefetcher option is set to Enabled.
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NOTE: The Dell Fault Resilient Mode establishes an area of memory that is
fault resilient. This mode can be used by an operating system that supports the
feature to load critical applications or enables the operating system kernel to
maximize system availability.