SUPER MICRO Computer X6QT8, X6QTE+ user manual Advanced Settings, CPU Configuration Sub-Menu

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

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The Advanced Settings screen and sub menus are listed below:

Warning

When you fi rst enter the Advanced Setup screen, the Setup Warning will be displayed. Please follow the instruction and set the correct value for each item to prevent the system from malfunctioning.

￿CPU Configuration Sub-Menu

Configure Advanced CPU Settings

This option allows the user to confi gure the Advanced CPU settings for the processor(s) installed in the system.

Ratio CMOS Setting (*Available when SpeedStep is disabled.)

This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB frequency. The default setting is 16.

L3 Cache (*Available when supported by the OS and the CPU.)

Select Enabled to enable L3 (Level 3) Cache in the CPU. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Hardware Prefetcher (*Available when supported by the OS and the CPU.)

If set to "Enabled," the hardware prefetcher will pre-fectch streams of data and instructions from main memory to L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to improve CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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