BIOS Advanced Menu CPU Power Management Configuration Options
The following table describes the BIOS Advanced Menu CPU power management configuration options.
| Setup Options | Options | Defaults | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 
                              
                               Power Technology  | 
                           
                              
                               Disabled/Energy Efficient/Custom  | 
                           
                              
                               Custom  | 
                           
                              
                               Enables the power management features.  | 
                        
| 
                              
                               EIST (GV3)  | 
                           
                              
                               Enabled/Disabled  | 
                           
                              
                               Enabled  | 
                           
                              
                               Enable or disable Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST).  | 
                        
| 
                              
                               Turbo Mode  | 
                           
                              
                               Enabled/Disabled  | 
                           
                              
                               Enabled  | 
                           
                              
                               Enabled mode is supported only if Turbo Mode is supported in the CPU. Enabled mode also requires that Enhanced Multi Threaded Thermal Monitoring (EMTTM) be enabled on the CPU.  | 
                        
| 
                              
                               CPU C3 report  | 
                           
                              
                               Enabled/Disabled  | 
                           
                              
                               Disabled  | 
                           
                              
                               Enable/disable the CPU C3 (ACPI C3) report to the operating system.  | 
                        
| 
                              
                               CPU C6 report  | 
                           
                              
                               Enabled/Disabled  | 
                           
                              
                               Enabled  | 
                           
                              
                               Enable/disable the CPU C6 (ACPI C3) report to the operating system.  | 
                        
| 
                              
                               Package C State limit  | 
                           
                              
                               Enabled/Disabled  | 
                           
                              
                               Enabled  | 
                           
                              
                               Enable/disable Package C State limit.  | 
                        
| 
                              
                               Energy Performance  | 
                           
                              
                               Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Energy Energy Efficiency  | 
                           
                              
                               Balanced Performance  | 
                           
                              
                               Use this option to select the Energy Performance mode.  | 
                        
| 
                              
                               Uncore Frequency Scaling (UFS)  | 
                           
                              
                               Enabled/Disabled  | 
                           
                              
                               Disabled  | 
                           
                              
                               Enable/disable Uncore Frequency Scaling (USF).  | 
                        
| 
                              
                               Hardware P-States  | 
                           
                              
                               Disabled Native Mode Out of Band  | 
                           
                              
                               Native Mode  | 
                           
                              
                               Select the Hardware P-State. Disable chooses a P-State based on operating system request (Legacy P-States). Native Mode chooses a P-State based on OS guidance. Out of Band lets hardware autonomously choose the P-State (no OS guidance).  |