User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Knowing BIOS
- 2. BIOS setup program
- 3. My Favorites
- 4. Main menu
- 5. Ai 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 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
- 6.8 Trusted Computing
- 6.9 PCI Subsystem Settings
- 6.10 USB Configuration
- 6.11 Network Stack Configuration
- 6.12 NVMe Configuration
- 6.13 HDD/SSD SMART Information
- 6.14 APM Configuration
- 6.15 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 6.16 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology
- 7. Monitor menu
- 8. Boot menu
- 9. Tool menu
- 10. Exit menu
- 11. Updating BIOS
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ROG STRIX Z790 Series BIOS Manual
6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to change the System Agent (SA) parameters.
The following items appear only when CPU C-states is set to [Enabled].
Enhanced C-States
Allows you to enable or disable C1E. When enabled, CPU slows doen to minimum
speed when all cores enter C-State.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Package C State Limit
Allows you to set the C-state limit for the CPU package. Setting to [CPU Default]
will leave it as the Factory default value. Setting to [Auto] will initialize the deepest
available Package C State Limit.
Configuration options: [C0/C1] [C2] [C3] [C6] [C7] [C7S] [C8] [C9] [C10] [CPU Default]
[Auto]
Thermal Monitor
Allows you to enable or disable the Thermal Monitor.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Dual Tau Boost
Allows you to enable Dual Tau Boost feature. This is only applicable for Desktop
35W/65W/125W sku. When DPTF is enabled this feature is ignored.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
VT-d
Allows you to enable virtualization technology function on memory control hub.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]