Takuan

Hi hrnbrain Unfortunately not. The Xeons as described on Puget Systems' website, acts differently from the i.e. i5 and i7 etc. desktop cpus. Meaning that the xeon cpus will boost to max on a single core only, and boost all cores at lower clocks. The link to Puget Systems explains it and shows the max boost clocks etc.

After looking more carefully for the options suggested here by you guys, I started changing random settings in order to see if such options would show up. After some tinkering I finally found some grayed out options looking like the above suggestions. After some more random tinkering the grayed out options became active and woop woop, there they were. I will put the solution here for future reference, in case someone else have the same issue: BIOS (4301) settings: 1. Advanced > Asus Turbo Ratio Lock (ATRL) > [Disabled] (this have to be disabled, or the options from 2-4 will not show up as active. 2. IntelRCSetup > Advanced Power Management Configuration > Power Technology > [Custom)] (this will enable and show more options) 3. IntelRCSetup > Advanced Power Management Configuration > CPU P State Control > EIST (P-states) > [Enabled] 4. IntelRCSetup > Advanced Power Management Configuration > CPU P State Control > Turbo Mode > [Enabled] More options become visible when Power Technology is set to [Custom], but the above are sufficient to enable Intel Turbo Boost. All tested and verified with Hardware Monitor and CPU-Z. Thank you to all of you for taking your time to reply. I very much appreciate it. Thanks again to you all for suggesting what to look for. Woop Woop. NOTE: Please be aware, that the Xeon Max Turbo boost listed at Intel Ark is the Max Turbo Frequency for a single core only. The all-core boost will always be lower. For reference Puget Systems made a chart of the all-core boost frequencies, which can be found here (scroll down a bit): https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/hpc/Xeon-E5v3-All-Core-Turbo-and-Amdahl-s-Law-759/

I don't seem to have any throttling issues. I simply want to enable the Intel Turbo Boost which both CPUs are cabable of. The problem is, that I cannot find any such option in the BIOS, and the core C states you refer to, are not something I can find either. It would be great if someone who knows this board and/or have experience with Intel Turbo Boost on this board to share their knowledge to either confirm or deny that this board do or don't support Intel Turbo Boost. If it does support it, then please share your knowledge on how to enable it. Thanks.

I cannot find any multiplier option in the BIOS. Either this board does not support Intel Turbo Boost (would be nice if someone who knows this could either confirm or deny it), or I am missing something somewhere in the BIOS.

The chipset is not X99 on the Z10PE-D8/D16 boards. They use C612, so I am not sure what you are suggesting. I am still looking for the holy grail on enabling the Intel Turbo Boost on this board, or if such a feature is not possible or not available then a confirmation of this from somebody with experience on this board would be greatly appreciated. It just seems crazy to me, that a board supporting dual CPUs would not support Intel Turbo Boost, as that would throw a lot of potential performance in the bin.

Thank you. I know how to overclock using ASUS' boards, so I do follow you on the multiplier suggestion, unfortunately I have not been able to find such an option in the bios. If so, that would have been easy, but with the options available, my problem persists as described in my first post. On i.e. ASUS X99-E WS there is an option to enable/disable Turbo Boost, but such an option is not in the ASUS Z10PE-D8 WS BIOS, or at least I cannot find it. I am also looking for stability, so I don't want to overclock using the BLCK setting. I simply want to utilize the natively built-in Intel Turbo Boost of 3.6 GHz of the CPUs. As mentioned in my first post, I cannot find the option to do so. So either this board does not support Intel Turbo Boost, or I am simply missing something.

Specs: ASUS Z10PE-D8 WS ASUS Z10PE-D16 WS Intel E5-2699 v3 (dual) Samsung DDR4 (16GB x4) --- Also tried with 8 sticks. Memtest86 full PASS. Windows 7 and 10 (dual boot) --- All hardware in Device Manager shows up perfectly. Latest MB BIOS 4301 I am having trouble getting the system to perform as expected as I cannot get it to boost at all. Max 2.3 GHz on all cores in both CPUs no matter what. After fiddling with the BIOS for a few days, searching the net etc. I have gotten it to perform better, but still none of the CPUs are turbo boosting - ever! I seem to have tried "everything" in the BIOS, but I still cannot get the CPUs to boost at all. After loading windows and runing CPU-Z (stress test) and using Hardware Monitor the CPUs both show a load of 100% but none of them show higher than 2.3 GHz. If this is how this motherboard (D8) is supposed to function, then why make CPUs with a base clock of 2.3 GHz and a Turbo Boost of 3.6 GHz? If the dual CPU motherboards doesn't support Turbo Boost? How is it possible to take full advantage of the CPUs and their Turbo Boost? It seems to me that this is a crazy loss of potential power as it just doesn't get utilized. Perhaps the ASUS Z10PE-D16 WS behaves in the same way? Can someone please shed some light on this issue, as it seems ridiculous to put such expensive CPUs in this motherboard, if the full potential cannot be utilized. Thank you very much.

Please someone?

Is there noone who can shed some light on this matter?

I have huge difficulties finding the answer for what I thought was a very simple question. About this Kingston RAM (pdf datasheet direct link to Kingston's site: https://www.kingston.com/dataSheets/KVR16E11_8.pdf) DATA Model: KVR16E11/8 8GB 2Rx8 1G x 72-Bit PC3-12800 CL11 ECC 240-Pin DIMM QUESTION: Can I mix the modules, of course with the exact same model name, but with different chips on them as well as different numbers on the left and right labels on the modules (see attached picture, which was found randomly on Google search). The labels on the modules are the "same", but shows different data. The label on the left hand side shows normally the "same" data on all modules, but the numbers on the right hand side label are very different. My understanding is that the modules "should" be interchangeable regardless of chips and numbers, as long as they have the same model number, but i cannot find any official information about it, or even someone else having asked this question before. For instance, the chips on the modules can have "Kingston" or SK hynix" or even "Elpida" I think printed on them with various other numbers, which I guess for my question is of no importance. The label on the left can have numbers such as this: Line 1: 8GB 2Rx8 PC3 - 12800E - 11-13-E3 Line 2: KVR16E11/8 Line 3: 1.5V Line 4: BSMH17B1027 Line 5: Warranty Void If Removed The label on the right side can have numbers such as: Line 1: 9973678 - 138.A00LF Line 2: 0000006791845 - S002389 Line 3: LROVU - OQPVIM - EJBMZ Line 4: ASSY IN CHINA (1) Some of the texts on the labels are self explanatory, and need no explanation here, but some are confusing. For instance, left label, first line says PC3-12800E-11-13-E3. This line differs on many modules that reads i.e. PC3-12800E-11-12-E3 or even PC3-12800E-11-13-E3 or PC3-12800E-11-11-E3. The datasheet explains that this model KVR16E11/8 should all be CL11. So what does these numbers mean and why do they differ? What about the same label fourth line, what does that imply? The label on the right shows different numbers on some modules as well. I guess one line (perhaps the third line) is the serial number, so this line should differ on each and every module? The first line is perhaps batchnumbers? Could anyone please explain in detail what these numbers signify? Second line might also be batchnumbers, followed by the module number in that batch? I don't know, I am guessing. It should be needless to say, that I have spent hours trying to find the answer for the above, but to no avail. Even looking at Kingston's own site that explains the different model numbers and how to understand them was not much help. The main question in this regard is this: Can I mix modules with "Kingston" chips, "SK hynix" and "Elpida" etc. chips and insert these modules into the same computer, as well as modules with different label data such as PC3-12800E-11-11-E3 and PC3-12800E-11-12-E3 and PC3-12800E-11-13-E3 as well as different numbers listed on the right hand label lines 1+2(first number)? Question applies to both server use with multiple modules and desktop/workstation use with motherboards holding only 4 modules. I hope my question has been explained clearly enough for someone to either help me or point me in the right direction. I am very gratefull for any help. Thank you all for your time.

@Electronics Wizardy Thank you very much.

@maxtch Thank you. Do you have any suggestions regarding memory? How much is needed?

Does anyone have any advice on the amount of needed RAM please? Thank you.

@Electronics Wizardy Thank you very much.

Thank you both. @Electronics Wizardy @Jameszy Proxmox is on top of my list, certainly. I agree, NVMe as a boot device with VMs on there is a good choise. The E5-2623v3 is indeed the less powerhungry of the three, so perhaps that one is the best choice, if cores and clockspeed is not an issue? Will the extra cores and a bit higher clock speed of the 5820K make much of a difference in performance, or is it too small? Perhaps Xeon for 24/7 use and less power is a better choise over cores and clockspeed? 4 vs 6 cores. Perhaps not a big deal, but with all running from the VM, will it have any impact? I do not plan on having a Windows 10 machine running as VM, but a DNS, DHCP server with a storage solution (cloud and backup). I am thinking a VM with a Linux distribution running on Proxmox. The motherboard has 2x 1Gb connection, so I believe that this is enough connectivity for 4 people using it. Rarely if ever at the same prolonged time I assume.