User's Manual
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ASUS B85M-GAMER
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2.6.1 CPU Conguration
The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically
detects.
The items shown in submenu may be different due to the CPU you installed.
Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled]
This item allows you to protect the CPU by decreasing its frequency as it reaches the thermal
throttle point. The thermal monitor includes TM1 (Thermal monitor 1), TM2 (Thermal monitor
2), and EMTTM (Enhanced Multi-threaded Thermal Monitoring). Conguration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]
Active Processor Cores [All]
Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor package.
Conguration options: [All] [1] [2] [3]
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
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
[Enabled] Enables the No-Execution Page Protection Technology.
[Disabled] Forces the XD feature ag to always return to zero (0).
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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(L2 Cache) [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 Prefetcher [Enabled]
[Enabled] Allows a hardware platform to perform adjacent cache line prefetching.
[Disabled] Disables this function.
Boot performance mode [Max Non-Turbo Performance]
This item allows you to select the boot performance mode. Conguration options: [Max Non-
Turbo Performance] [Max battery] [Turbo Performance]
CPU Power Management Conguration
This item allows you to manage and congure the CPU’s power.