User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Knowing BIOS
- 2. BIOS setup program
- 3. My Favorites
- 4. Main menu
- 5. Extreme Tweaker menu
- 6. Advanced menu
- 6.1 Platform Misc Configuration
- 6.2 CPU Configuration
- 6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
- 6.4 PCH Configuration
- 6.5 PCH Storage Configuration
- 6.6 PCH-FW Configuration
- 6.7 Thermal Configuration
- 6.8 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
- 6.9 Trusted Computing
- 6.10 UEFI Variables Protection
- 6.11 PCI Subsystem Settings
- 6.12 USB Configuration
- 6.13 Network Stack Configuration
- 6.14 NVMe Configuration
- 6.15 HDD/SSD SMART Information
- 6.16 APM Configuration
- 6.17 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 6.18 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology
- 7. Monitor menu
- 8. Boot menu
- 9. Tool menu
- 10. Exit menu
- 11. Updating BIOS
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Hyper-Threading
Allows a hyper-threading processor to appear as two logical processors, allowing the
operating system to schedule two threads or processes simultaneously.
[Enabled] For two threads per activated core.
[Disabled] For only one thread per activated core.
The following item appears only when Hyper-Threading is set to [Enabled].
Per Core Hyper-Threading
The items in this submenu allow you to enable or disable Hyper-Threading for each core.
Hyper-Threading of Core 0~7
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Total Memory Encryption
Allows you to configure the Total Memory Encryption (TME) to protect DRAM data from
physical attacks.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Legacy Game Compatibility Mode
When set to [Enabled], pressing the scroll lock key will toggle the Efficient-cores between
being parked when Scroll Lock LED is on and un-parked when LED is off.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
CPU - Power Management Control
The items in this submenu allow you to manage and configure the CPU’s power.
Boot performance mode
Allows you to select the performance state that the BIOS will set starting from the
reset vector.
Configuration options: [Max Battery] [Max Non-Turbo Performance]
[Turbo Performance] [Auto]
Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm)
Allows more than two frequency to be supported.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Intel(R) Speed Shift Technology
Allows you to disable or enable Intel(R) Speed Shift Technology support. When
enabled, CPPC v2 interface allows hardware controlled P-states.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
Allows you to disable or enable Intel(R) Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support.
Disabling will report yhe maximum ratio of the slowest core in _CPC object.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Turbo Mode
Allows you to automatically set the CPU cores to run faster than the base operating
frequency when it is below the operating power, current and temperature specification
limit. (Requires EMTTM enabled too)
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]