Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME User Manual page 104

When the Ai Overclock Tuner is set to [Manual] or [XMP], the following items appear.
BCLK Frequency [100]
This item allows you to set the BCLK (base clock) frequency to enhance the system
performance. Use the <+> or <-> to adjust the value. The values range from 40.0 MHz
to 500.0 MHz.
When Ai Overclock Tuner is set to [XMP], the XMP mode supported by the installed
memory module is displayed.
ASUS MultiCore Enhancement [Auto]
[Auto]
[Disabled]
CPU Core Ratio [Sync All Cores]
This item allows you to set the CPU core ratio limit per core or synchronize automatically to
all cores.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Sync All Cores] [Per Core]
When the CPU Core Ratio is set to [Synch All Cores], the following item appears:
When the CPU Core Ratio is set to [Per Core], the following item appears:
If you assign a value for more Core Ratio Limit, do not set the less Core Ratio Limit to
[Auto].
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This item allows you to maximize the oveclocking performance optimized
by ASUS core ratio settings.
This item allows you to set to default core ratio settings.
1-Core Ratio Limit [Auto]
Select [Auto] to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually
assign a 1-Core Limit value that must be higher than or equal to the 2-Core
Ratio Limit.
1-Core Ratio Limit [Auto]
Select [Auto] to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually
assign a 1-Core Limit value that must be higher than or equal to the 2-Core
Ratio Limit.
2-Core Ratio Limit [Auto]
Select [Auto] to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually
assign a 2-Core Limit value that must be higher than or equal to the 3-Core
Ratio Limit.
3-Core Ratio Limit [Auto]
Select [Auto] to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually
assign a 3-Core Limit value that must be higher than or equal to the 4-Core
Ratio Limit.
4-Core Ratio Limit [Auto]
Select [Auto] to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually
assign a 4-Core Limit value that must be higher than or equal to the 3-Core
Ratio Limit.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup