4 BIOS setup120Processor SettingsThis submenu lets you set parameter settings related to the installedprocessor(s).Parameter DescriptionProcessor Retest Clears the processors’ historical status and resets allprocessors during the next bootup. Options include Yesand No.Processor SpeedSettingsThe processor speed is the speed at which amicroprocessor executes instructions. Clock speeds areexpressed in megahertz (MHz), with 1 MHz being equalto 1 million cycles per second. The faster the clock, themore instructions the CPU can execute per second.Processor 1/2/3/4CPUIDID number of the selected processorProcessor 1/2/3/4L2/L3 CacheCache size of the selected processorHyper-threadingTechnologyEnables or disables the hyperthreading function of theprocessor.When enabled, one physical processor acts as two logicalprocessors by "threading" two sets of data instructionsin parallel streams for processing. The processor canthen simultaneously manage incoming data fromdifferent applications without losing track of the dataprocessing status of each.
