Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE User Manual page 88

CPU Power Phase Control [Auto]
This item allows you to set the power phase control of the CPU.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Standard] [Optimized] [Extreme]
CPU Power Thermal Control [115]
Higher temperature provides a wider CPU power thermal range and extends the
overclocking tolerance to enlarge the overclocking potential.
Configuration options: [115] - [136]
DO NOT remove the thermal module. The thermal conditions should be monitored
Boot Voltages
CPU Core/Cache Boot Voltage [Auto]
The voltage for CPU at initial boot.
Configuration options: [Auto] [0.600] - [1.700]
DMI Boot Voltage [Auto]
The voltage for DMI at initial boot.
Configuration options: [Auto] [0.300] - [1.900]
Core PLL Boot Voltage [Auto]
The voltage for Core PLL at initial boot.
Configuration options: [Auto] [0.70000] - [2.40000]
CPU System Agent Boot Voltage [Auto]
The voltage for CPU System Agent at initial boot.
Configuration options: [Auto] [0.7000] - [1.8000]
CPU VCCIO Boot Voltage [Auto]
The voltage for CPU VCCIO at initial boot.
Configuration options: [Auto] [0.7000] - [1.8000]
Internal CPU Power Management
The subitems in this menu allow you to set the CPU ratio and features.
Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) [Enabled]
Allows the operating system to dynamically adjust the processor voltage and cores
frequency to decrease the average power consumption and decrease average heat
production. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Turbo Mode [Enabled]
Allows you to enable your processor cores to run faster than the base operating
frequency when it is below power, current and specification limit. Configuration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]
The following items appear only when you set the Turbo Mode to [Enabled].
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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup