User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Knowing BIOS
- 2 BIOS Setup program
- 3 Q-Fan Control
- 4 My Favorites menu
- 5 Main menu
- 6 Ai Tweaker menu
- 7 Advanced menu
- 7.1 Platform Misc Configuration
- 7.2 CPU Configuration
- 7.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
- 7.4 PCH Configuration
- 7.5 PCH Storage Configuration
- 7.6 PCH-FW Configuration
- 7.7 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
- 7.8 PCI Subsystem Settings
- 7.9 USB Configuration
- 7.10 Network Stack Configuration
- 7.11 NVMe Configuration
- 7.12 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 7.13 APM Configuration
- 7.14 HDD/SSD SMART Information
- 8 Monitor menu
- 9 Boot menu
- 10 Tool menu
- 11 Exit menu
- 12 Updating BIOS
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500 Series BIOS Manual
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BCLK Spread Spectrum
Allows you to enable the BCLK Spread Spectrum to reduce peak value of EMI emission, or
disable it for a more accurate Base Clock. Conguration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled]
ASUS MultiCore Enhancement
Conguration options: [Auto - Lets BIOS Optimize] [Disabled - Enforce All limits]
[Enabled - Remove All limits]
[Auto - Lets BIOS Optimize] ASUS optimized core ratio Turbo and temperature
settings at default processor speeds.
[Disabled - Enforce All limits] Intel default Turbo core ratio settings.
[Enabled - Remove All limits] Optimized power, temperature and current
thresholds for maintaining maximum performance
without letting temperature exceed 90°C.
SVID Behavior
Allows you to select the CPU’s SVID behavior based on CPU’s quality. The more optimistic
the mode selected is, the lower the temperature of the CPU will be.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Best-Case Scenario] [Typical Scenario] [Worst-Case Scenario]
[Intel’s Fail Safe]
CPU Core Ratio
Allows you to select the CPU core ratio.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Sync All Cores] [By Core Usage]
[Auto] The system will adjust all core ratios automatically.
[Sync All Cores] Congure a core ratio limit to synchronize all cores.
[By Core Usage] Congure the ratio limits for active cores depending
on how many cores are being utilized.
The following item appears when you set CPU Core Ratio to [Sync All Cores].
ALL-Core Ratio Limit
Allows you to set the core ratio limit for all CPU cores. Use the <+> or <-> keys to
adjust the value, or key in [Auto] and press <Enter> to apply the optimized setting.
Conguration options: [Auto] [8] – [43]
The following item appears when you set CPU Core Ratio to [By Core Usage].
1(~6)-Core Ratio Limit
These items allow you to set the core ratio limit for each CPU core individually. Use
the <+> or <-> keys to adjust the value, or key in [Auto] and press <Enter> to apply the
optimized settings. Conguration options: [Auto] [8] – [43]
DRAM Odd Ratio Mode
Allows you to enable or disable availability of odd DRAM ratios for improved granularity.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]