Intel S2600IP Service Guide - Page 87

Displays current Link Speed setting for the QPI Links.

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BIOS Setup Utilities Option Values: Help Text: Comments: Information only. Displays size in MB of the processor L3 Cache. Since L3 cache is shared between all cores in a processor package, this is shown as the total amount of L3 cache per processor package. 2 sockets boards have a display column for each socket, showing "N/A" for empty sockets where processors are not installed. 7. Processor Version See following... 8. Processor 1 Version See following... 9. Processor 2 Version Option Values: Help Text: Comments: CPUID instruction. Information only. Displays Brand ID string read from processor with 2 sockets boards have a display line for each socket, showing "N/A" for empty sockets where processors are not installed. 10. Current Intel® QPI Link Speed Option Values: Slow Fast Help Text: Comments: Information only. Displays current Link Speed setting for the QPI Links. Appears only on multi-socket boards. QPI Link Speed should display as "Slow" only when running at the "Boot Speed" of 50 MT/s, or when a multi-socket board has only one processor installed, so QPI is not functional. It should always be "Fast" when the QPI Link Frequency is in the normal functional range of 6.4 GT/s or above. 11. Intel® QPI Link Frequency Intel® Server System R2000IP Service Guide 75

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BIOS Setup Utilities
Intel
®
Server System R2000IP Service Guide
75
Option Values:
<L3 cache size>
Help Text:
<None>
Comments:
Information only.
Displays size in MB of the processor L3 Cache. Since
L3 cache is shared between all cores in a processor package, this is shown as the total amount of
L3 cache per processor package.
2 sockets boards hav
e a display column for each socket, showing “N/A” for empty sockets where
processors are not installed.
7.
Processor Version
See following…
8.
Processor 1 Version
See following…
9.
Processor 2 Version
Option Values:
<ID string from processor>
Help Text:
<None>
Comments:
Information only.
Displays Brand ID string read from processor with
CPUID instruction.
2 sockets boards have a display line for each socket, showing “N/A” for empty sockets where
processors are not installed.
10.
Current Intel
®
QPI Link Speed
Option Values:
Slow
Fast
Help Text:
<None>
Comments:
Information only.
Displays current Link Speed setting for the QPI Links.
Appears only on multi-socket boards.
QPI Link Speed should display as “Slow” only when running at the “Boot Speed” of 50 MT/s, or
when a multi-socket board has only one processor installed, so QPI is not functional. It should
always be “Fast” when the QPI Link Frequency is in the normal functional range of 6.4 GT/s or
above.
11.
Intel
®
QPI Link Frequency