I use all optimized BIOS settings (OoB, no OC yet) despite a few changes listed in detail below: 1.) /AI Tweaker/ a.) ASUS MultiCore Enhancement: Disabled/Enabled [see important notification below!]​ b.) CPU Core Ratio: Sync All Cores​ c.) DRAM Frequency: DDR4-3200MHz​ ​ 2.) /AI Tweaker/Internal CPU Power Management/ a.) Enhanced Intel Speed Step Technology: Disabled​ ​ 3.) /Advanced/CPU Configuration/ a.) Hyper Threading [ALL]: Enabled​ ​ 4.) /Advanced/CPU Configuration/CPU Power Management Configuration/ a.) Enhanced Intel Speed Step Technology: Disabled​ b.) Autonomous Core C-States: Enabled​ c.) Enhanced Halt State (C1E): Enabled​ d.) CPU C6 report: Enabled​ e.) Package C-State: C6(non retention) state​ f.) MFC Mode Override: OS Native​ ​ 5.) /Advanced/System Agent Configuration/ a.) Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d): Disabled​ 6.) /Advanced/PCH Storage Configuration/PCI Subsystem Settings/ a.) Above 4G Decoding: Enabled b.) Re-Sitze BAR Support: Disable 7.) /Boot/ a.) Fast Boot: Disabled​ b.) Above 4G Decoding: On​ c.) Set your specific Boot Option Priorities​ ​ 8.) /Boot/Boot Configuration a.) Boot Logo Display: Full Screen​ b.) Boot up NumLock State: Disabled​ c.) Setup Mode: Advanced​ ​ 9.) /Boot/Compatibility Support Module/ a.) Launch CSM: Disabled​ 10.) /Boot/Secure Boot/ a.) OS Type: Other OS​ ​ With F7 and F10 you can save the modified BIOS settings.