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Intel AES-NI Support Intel Advanced Encryption Standard Instructions
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Intel Hyper Threading Technology The Intel Hyper Threading Technology allows a single processor to execute two or more separate threads concurrently. When hyper-threading is enabled, multi-threaded software applications can execute their threads, thereby improving performance. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Active Processor Cores (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores. Options available: All/1/2/3. Default setting is All. Execute Disable Bit Capability When this item enabled, the processor prevents the execution of code in data-only memory pages. This provides some protection against buffer overflow attacks. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Intel Virtualization Technology Select whether to enable the Intel Virtualization Technology function. VT allows a single platform to run multiple operating systems in independent partitions. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Intel AES-NI Support (Intel Advanced Encryption Standard Instructions) Intel Advanced Encryption Standard Instructions (AES-NI), is a symmetric block cipher that encrypts/ decrypts data through several rounds. AES-NI can be used to accelerate the performance of an implementation of AES by 3 to 10x over a completely software implementation. Options avaiable: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Intel EIST Support (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) Conventional Intel SpeedStep Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor load. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. - 35 - BIOS Setup