I. CERTO: There are a few different BIOS features that affect the speed of a server’s CPU cores. One such feature is Turbo Boost,
which is found on some Intel Xeon servers. Turbo Boost works similar to
overclocking, in that it allows CPU cores to run faster than their base
frequency.Turbo Boost, which is sometimes disabled by default, tends to be a
safe feature to use because it will only increase CPU core frequency if
the CPU is consuming less than its rated power and is operating below
its rated temperature.The actual amount of additional processing power that Turbo Boost
will yield depends on the number of CPU cores that are active, but often
provides two to three frequency steps. In any case, all of the active
cores within the CPU will run at the same frequency.
Fonte: http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/tip/Tweaking-BIOS-settings-to-improve-system-performance
II. CERTO: Intel® AES-NI is a new encryption instruction set that improves on the
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm and accelerates the
encryption of data in the Intel® Xeon® processor family and theIntel® Core™ processor family.
Fonte: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/advanced-encryption-standard--aes-/data-protection-aes-general-technology.html
III. ERRADO: It basically means is that the L2 cache inside a dual-core processor is
shared between both cores. the cache is shared en therefore both cores can access the same amount
of cache memory and can share data in an efficient way. Portanto, minimiza a latência em vez de maximizar.
Fonte: http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/850/5/intel-core-micro-architecture-advanced-smart-cache