Dell PowerEdge M710 User Manual

Processor HPC Mode—Information
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The following Dell PowerEdge systems support Processor High Performance
Computing (HPC) mode:

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

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

New BIOS Setup Option

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

• CPU Power and Performance Management to

• Fan Power and Performance Management to

Performance

Custom

OS DBPM

Maximum

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