2.6.1CPU Configuration

Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled]

[Enabled]

Enables the overheated CPU to throttle its clock speed to cool down.

[Disabled]

Disables the CPU thermal monitor function.

Hyper-threading [Enabled]

The Intel Hyper-Threading Technology allows a hyper-threading processor to appear as two logical processors to the operating system, allowing the operating system to schedule two threads or processes simultaneously.

[Enabled]

Two threads per activated core are enabled.

[Disabled]

Only one thread per activated core is enabled.

Active Processor Cores [All]

Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor package. Configuration options: [All] [1] [2] [3]

For some CPU types, only [All] and [1] appear.

Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled]

[Enabled]

Allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs

 

with extended CPUID functions.

[Disabled]

Disables this function.

Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]

[Enabled]

Enables the No-Execution Page Protection Technology.

[Disabled]

Forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero (0).

Intel Virtualization Technology [Disabled]

[Enabled]

Allows a hardware platform to run multiple operating systems separately

 

and simultaneously, enabling one system to virtually function as several

 

systems.

[Disabled]

Disables this function.

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

[Enabled]

Allows a hardware platform to automatically analyze the requirements and

 

prefetch data and codes for the CPU.

[Disabled]

Disables this function.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]

[Enabled]

Allows a hardware platform to perform adjacent cache line prefetching.

[Disabled]

Disables this function.

Boot Performance mode [Max Non-Tu...]

Allows you to select the performance state that the BIOS will set before OS handoff. Configuration options: [Max Non-Turbo performance] [Max Battery] [Turbo Performance]

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