Dell PowerEdge M710 User Manual

Processor hpc mode—information update

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Processor HPC Mode—Information

Update

The following Dell PowerEdge systems support Processor High Performance

Computing (HPC) mode:

NOTE:

You can download the latest BIOS version at support.dell.com.

New BIOS Setup Option

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Dell PowerEdge

Processor

BIOS version

R715 and R815

AMD Opteron 6200 series

2.8.2 or later

M915

AMD Opteron 6200 series

2.10.2 or later

Option

Description

Processor HPC

mode

(Disabled default)

Enables or disables the Processor HPC mode. When set to

Enabled, the Processor HPC mode is enabled utilizing only the

high frequency P-State settings. When set to Disabled (default

value), all P-States inherent to the processor are used.
To fully enable Processor HPC mode, ensure the following BIOS

settings:

• Power Management to Custom
• CPU Power and Performance Management to OS DBPM
• Fan Power and Performance Management to Maximum

Performance

2012 - 06

Rev. A00

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