“Machine Check Exception: 4 Bank 0: 9000000020000003” When Boot CentOS 7, With Intel CPU E3845, And BIOS Option “EIST” Enable.

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My hardware is:
CPU: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU E3845 @ 1.91GHz and it supports EIST(Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology). OS: CentOS 7(kernel-3.10)

When I set the BIOS options “CPU configuration >> EIST” to “enable”, it appears a kernel panic when the system is starting up. Here is what I am seeing:
…… Fast TSC calibration failed.
[Hardware Error] CPU 3: Machine Check Exception: 4 Bank 0: 9000000020000003
…… Machine check: Invalid. Panic – not syncing. Fatal machine check on current CPU. Rebooting in 30 seconds.

By reading the Intel-programming-manual, the MCE means:
Machine Check Exception: 4 — MCG_STATUS_MCIP
Bank 0: 9000000020000003