Dell PowerEdge R360 Installation and Service Manual

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System Profile Settings

To view the System Profile Settings screen, power on the system, press F2, and click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > System Profile Settings.

Table 1. System Profile Settings detailsThis table provides the details of the options available on the System Profile Settings screen.
Option	Description
System Profile	Sets the system profile. If you set the System Profile option to a mode other than Custom, the BIOS automatically sets the rest of the options. You can only change the rest of the options if the mode is set to Custom.This option is set to Performance Per Watt (OS) by default. Other options include Performance and Custom. NOTE:All the parameters on the system profile setting screen are available only when the System Profile option is set to Custom.
CPU Power Management	Sets the CPU power management. This option is set to OS DBPM by default. Other option includes Maximum Performance, OS DBPM.
Memory Frequency	Sets the speed of the system memory. You can select Maximum Performance, Maximum Reliability or a specific speed. This option is set to Maximum Performance by default.
Turbo Boost	Enables or disables the processor to operate in the turbo boost mode. This option is set to Enabled by default.
C1E	Enables or disables the processor to switch to a minimum performance state when it is idle. This option is set to Enabled by default.
C-States	Enables or disables the processor to operate in all available power states. C States allow the processor to enter lower power states when idle. When set to Enabled (OS controlled) or when set to Autonomous (if hardware controlled is supported), the processor can operate in all available Power States to save power, but may increase memory latency and frequency jitter. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Memory Refresh Rate	Sets the memory refresh rate to either 1x or 2x. This option is set to 1x by default.
Uncore Frequency	Enables you to select the Uncore Frequency option. Dynamic mode enables the processor to optimize power resources across cores and uncores during runtime. Maximum mode enables the Maximum uncore frequency.
Dynamic Load Line Switch	Dynamic Load Line Switch control. Dynamic Load Line (DLL) is a Power Management feature, which dynamically switches to the performance mode during periods of high CPU utilization. This setting is read-only and set to Enabled when Optimized Power Mode is Enabled. Read - Only unless System Profile is set to Custom.
Monitor/Mwait	Enables the Monitor/Mwait instructions in the processor. This option is set to Enabled for all system profiles, except Custom by default. NOTE:This option can be disabled when System Profile is set to Custom. NOTE:When C States is set to Enabled in the Custom mode, changing the Monitor/Mwait setting does not impact the system power or performance.
PCI ASPM L1 Link Power Management	Enables or disables the PCI ASPM L1 Link Power Management. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Workload Configuration	This feature allows you to select a preconfigured workload profile. This option is set to Balance by default.