Processor Settings Screen - Dell PowerEdge R930 Owner's Manual

Processor Settings screen

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.
To view the Processor Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS → Processor
Settings.
Menu Item
Logical Processor
QPI Speed
Virtualization Technology
Address Translation Service
(ATS)
Adjacent Cache Line
Prefetch
Hardware Prefetcher
DCU Streamer Prefetcher
DCU IP Prefetcher
Logical Processor Idling
Configurable TDP
X2Apic Mode
Number of Cores per
Processor
Processor 64-bit Support
Processor Core Speed
Processor Bus Speed
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Description
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 displays only one logical processor per core. By default, the
Logical Processor option is set to Enabled.
Allows you to control QuickPath Interconnect data rate settings.
Enables or disables the additional hardware capabilities provided for
virtualization. By default, the Virtualization Technology option is set to
Enabled.
Defines the Address Translation Cache (ATC) for devices to cache the
DMA transactions. This field provides an interface to a chipset's Address
Translation and Protection Table to translate DMA addresses to host
addresses. By default, the option is set to Enabled.
Optimizes the system for applications that require high utilization of
sequential 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.
Enables or disables the hardware prefetcher. By default, the Hardware
Prefetcher option is set to Enabled.
Allows you to enable or disable the Data Cache Unit (DCU) streamer
prefetcher. By default, the DCU Streamer Prefetcher option is set to
Enabled.
Enables or disables the Data Cache Unit (DCU) IP prefetcher. By default,
the DCU IP Prefetcher option is set to Enabled.
Enables or disables the operating system capability to put logical
processors in the idling state in order to reduce power consumption. By
default, the option is set to Disabled.
Allows reconfiguration of Thermal Design Power (TDP) to lower levels.
TDP refers to the maximum amount of power the cooling system is
required to dissipate.
Enables or disables the X2Apic mode.
Controls the number of enabled cores in each processor. By default, the
Number of Cores per Processor option is set to All.
Specifies if the processor(s) support 64-bit extensions.
Displays the maximum core frequency of the processor.
Displays the bus speed of the processor.