CLI Guide

BIOS.SysProfileSettings.ProcTurboMode (Read or Write)
Description
Governs the Intel Turbo Boost Technology. This feature allows the processor cores to be automatically
clocked up in frequency beyond the advertised processor speed. The amount of increased frequency
(or 'turbo upside') one can expect from a Xeon processor depends on the processor model, thermal
limitations of the operating environment, and in some cases power consumption. In general terms, the
fewer cores being exercised with work the higher the potential turbo upside. The potential drawbacks
for Turbo Boost are mainly centered on increased power consumption and possible frequency jitter than
can affect a small minority of latency-sensitive environments. Read-only unless System Profile is set to
Custom.
Has a dependency on the System Profile. Can only be set if the System Profile is set to Custom. Is set
to Enabled if the System Profile is set to Performance Per Watt (DAPC), Performance Per Watt (OS),
Performance Per Watt (HWPM), or Performance. Is set to Disabled if the System Profile is set to Dense.
Legal Values
● Enabled
● Disabled
Default Value Not Applicable
Write Privilege Server Control
License Required iDRAC Express or iDRAC Enterprise
Dependency Not applicable
BIOS.SysProfileSettings.SysProfile (Read or Write)
Description
Allows optimizing the system for a specific profile, which presets multiple sub-options, or customizing the
individual sub-options. When set to a mode other than Custom, BIOS will set each option accordingly.
When set to Custom, you can change setting of each sub-option. Performance Per Watt (DAPC)
represents an excellent mix of performance balanced with power consumption reduction. Dell Active
Power Control (or DAPC) relies on a BIOS-centric power control mechanism which offers excellent
power efficiency advantages with minimal performance impact in most environments, and is the CPU
Power Management choice for this overall System Profile. Performance-per-watt (OS), otherwise
known as 'OS Control', is similar to the DAPC profile for all sub-options except for the CPU Power
Management. The power management scheme used for this profile is called 'OS DBPM', which allows
the Operating System to manipulate processor frequencies for higher power efficiency. However, the
effectiveness of this profile for reducing overall system power consumption is based on how well the
Operating System is able to effectively control hardware resources, so the impacts are mixed across
all supported Operating Systems Performance profile provides potentially increased performance by
maximizing processor frequency and disabling certain power saving features such as C-states. Although
not optimal for all environments, this is an excellent starting point for performance optimization baseline
comparisons. Dense Configuration enhances reliability features and reduces power consumption at the
cost of considerable performance. This profile is targeted for operating environments where enhanced
reliability is desired and temperatures may exceed the thresholds encountered in less densely-packed
data centers. When set to Dense Configuration mode, Memory Performance is set one speed lower than
the Maximum Frequency to improve reliability. Under Custom mode when C states are enabled, Monitor/
Mwait must also be enabled.
Value-class systems do not support DAPC option.
Legal Values
● PerfPerWattOptimizedOs
● PerfPerWattOptimizedDapc
● PerfOptimized
● Custom
● DenseCfgOptimized
● PerfOptimizedHwp
● PerfWorkStationOptimized
Default Value Not Applicable
Write Privilege Server Control
BIOS Attributes 393