Intel Xeon L5318 HH80563JH0258MT Data Sheet

Product codes
HH80563JH0258MT
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Thermal Specifications
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Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300 Series Datasheet
power-intensive applications. Refer to the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300 
Series Thermal/Mechanical Design Guidelines
for details on system thermal solution 
design, thermal profiles and environmental considerations.
For the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor X5300 Series, Intel has developed two 
thermal profiles, either of which can be implemented. Both ensure adherence to Intel 
reliability requirements. Thermal Profile A (see 
) is representative 
of a volumetrically unconstrained thermal solution (that is, industry enabled 2U 
heatsink). In this scenario, it is expected that the Thermal Control Circuit (TCC) would 
only be activated for very brief periods of time when running the most power intensive 
applications. Thermal Profile B (see 
) is indicative of a constrained 
thermal environment (that is, 1U form factor). Because of the reduced cooling 
capability represented by this thermal solution, the probability of TCC activation and 
performance loss is increased. Additionally, utilization of a thermal solution that does 
not meet Thermal Profile B will violate the thermal specifications and may result in 
permanent damage to the processor. Refer to the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 
5300 Series Thermal/Mechanical Design Guidelines 
for details on system thermal 
solution design, thermal profiles and environmental considerations.
The upper point of the thermal profile consists of the Thermal Design Power (TDP) and 
the associated T
CASE
 value. It should be noted that the upper point associated with the 
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor X5300 Series Thermal Profile B (x = TDP and y = 
T
CASE_MAX_B
 @ TDP) represents a thermal solution design point. In actuality the 
processor case temperature will not reach this value due to TCC activation (see 
 for Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor X5300 Series). The lower point of 
the thermal profile consists of x = P
_PROFILE_MIN
 and y = T
CASE_MAX
 @ P
_PROFILE_MIN
P
_PROFILE_MIN
 is defined as the processor power at which T
CASE
, calculated from the 
thermal profile, is equal to 50°C.
Analysis indicates that real applications are unlikely to cause the processor to consume 
maximum power dissipation for sustained time periods. Intel recommends that 
complete thermal solution designs target the Thermal Design Power (TDP), instead of 
the maximum processor power consumption. The Thermal Monitor feature is intended 
to help protect the processor in the event that an application exceeds the TDP 
recommendation for a sustained time period. For more details on this feature, refer to 
. To ensure maximum flexibility for future requirements, systems should be 
designed to the Flexible Motherboard (FMB) guidelines, even if a processor with lower 
power dissipation is currently planned. Thermal Monitor 1 and Thermal Monitor 2 
feature must be enabled for the processor to remain within its specifications.
Intel has developed thermal profiles specific to enable the Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® 
Processor LV 5318, to be used in environments compliant with NEBS* Level 3 ambient 
operating temperature requirements.  At a minimum, NEBS Level 3 requires a nominal 
ambient operating temperature of 40°C, with short-term excursions to 55°C.  “Short-
term” is defined as a maximum of 96 hours per instance, for a total maximum of 360 
hours per year, and a maximum of 15 instances per year. 
To comply with these ambient operating temperature requirements, Intel has 
developed a corresponding Nominal Thermal Profile and Short-Term Thermal Profile. 
For normal operation, the processor must remain within the minimum and maximum 
case temperature (T
CASE
) specifications as defined by the Nominal Thermal Profile.  For 
short-term operating conditions (maximum 96 hours per instance, maximum 360 hours 
per year, maximum of 15 instances per year), the processor may remain within the 
minimum and maximum T
CASE
, as defined by the Short-Term Thermal Profile.  For 
environments that do not require NEBS Level 3 compliance, the processor must always 
remain within the minimum and maximum case temperature (T
CASE
) specifications as 
defined by the Nominal Thermal Profile.