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Intel® Time Coordinated Computing

Intel® processors are multipurpose and can serve a wide range of use cases including data analysis in the cloud, gaming PCs and traditional office laptops, and edge devices. Intel® Time Coordinated Computing (Intel® TCC) is a new set of features that augments the compute performance of Intel processors to address the stringent temporal requirements of real-time applications. Intel TCC reduces jitter and improves performance for latency sensitive applications. It helps to maximize efficiency by aggregating time-critical and non-time-constrained applications onto a single board.

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Intel® TCC Tools Legacy documentation

Legacy documentation for Intel® TCC Tools is available here: Intel TCC Tools.

Enable Intel TCC Mode

The Intel® Time Coordinated Computing Mode (Intel® TCC Mode) option configures many individual settings in a single location. These settings are considered the out-of-box configuration for real-time applications. These settings auto-configures the BIOS to make the system more deterministic.

Note: If you are using a system that has been previously configured for a different use, load default BIOS settings (F3 key in BIOS menu) before starting configuration.

Do the following to enable Intel® TCC Mode in the target system BIOS:

  1. In the BIOS, navigate to Intel Advanced Menu > Intel® Time Coordinated Computing.

  2. Set Intel® TCC Mode to <Enabled>.

    Setting Name

    Option

    Setting Menu

    Intel(R) TCC Mode

    Enabled

    Intel Advanced Menu ⟶ Intel Time Coordinated Computing

    Note: The reference BIOS may differ from BIOS versions offered by BIOS vendors. If you cannot find Intel® TCC Mode in the BIOS, contact your BIOS vendor for more information.

  3. Save your changes and exit the BIOS. The system reboots.

  4. With Intel TCC Mode enabled, the system performance might be optimized. You can test the system performance by running a benchmark, such as Caterpillar, which helps to evaluate the benefits of cache allocation on a real-time OS.

Legacy documentation for Intel® TCC Tools is available here: Intel TCC Tools.