When you create a bare metal compute instance, you can now configure advanced BIOS settings that let you optimize performance and reduce licensing costs. The following options are available:

• Disable cores
• Customize NUMA settings
• Disable simultaneous multithreading
• Enable or disable access control service
• Enable or disable virtualization instructions
• Enable or disable the input-output memory management unit (IOMMU)

For more information, see BIOS Settings for Bare Metal Instances.