Intel Quad-core Intel Xeon DP L5335 Active BX80563L5335A Data Sheet

Product codes
BX80563L5335A
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Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300 Series Datasheet
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Thermal Specifications
the same IA32_CLOCK_MODULATION MSR. In On-Demand mode, the duty cycle can 
be programmed from 12.5% on/ 87.5% off to 87.5% on/12.5% off in 12.5% 
increments. On-Demand mode may be used in conjunction with the Thermal Monitor; 
however, if the system tries to enable On-Demand mode at the same time the TCC is 
engaged, the factory configured duty cycle of the TCC will override the duty cycle 
selected by the On-Demand mode.
6.3.5
PROCHOT# Signal
An external signal, PROCHOT# (processor hot) is asserted when the processor die 
temperature of any processor cores has reached its factory configured trip point. If 
Thermal Monitor is enabled (note that Thermal Monitor must be enabled for the 
processor to be operating within specification), the TCC will be active when PROCHOT# 
is asserted. The processor can be configured to generate an interrupt upon the 
assertion or de-assertion of PROCHOT#. Refer to the Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures 
Software Developer’s Manual 
and the Conroe and Woodcrest Processor Family BIOS 
Writer’s Guide 
for specific register and programming details.
PROCHOT# is designed to assert at or a few degrees higher than maximum T
CASE
 (as 
specified by Thermal Profile A) when dissipating TDP power, and cannot be interpreted 
as an indication of processor case temperature. This temperature delta accounts for 
processor package, lifetime and manufacturing variations and attempts to ensure the 
Thermal Control Circuit is not activated below maximum T
CASE
 when dissipating TDP 
power. There is no defined or fixed correlation between the PROCHOT# trip 
temperature, or the case temperature. Thermal solutions must be designed to the 
processor specifications and cannot be adjusted based on experimental measurements 
of T
CASE
, or PROCHOT#.
6.3.6
FORCEPR# Signal
The FORCEPR# (force power reduction) input can be used by the platform to cause the 
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300 Series to activate the TCC. If the processor 
supports Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2), and has Thermal Monitor 2 and Thermal Monitor 
(TM) properly enabled, assertion of the FORCEPR# signal will immediately activate 
Thermal Monitor 2. If the processor does not support Thermal Monitor 2, but has 
Thermal Monitor properly enabled, FORCEPR# signal assertion will cause Thermal 
Monitor to become active. Please refer to the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300 
Series NDA Specification Update
 to determine which processors support TM2 and 
Conroe and Woodcrest Processor Family BIOS Writer’s Guide for details on enabling 
these capabilities. Assertion of the FORCEPR# signal will activate TCC for all processor 
cores. The TCC will remain active until the system deasserts FORCEPR#. 
FORCEPR# is an asynchronous input, which can be employed to thermally protect other 
system components. To use the voltage regulator (VR) as an example, TCC circuit 
activation will reduce the current consumption of the processor and the corresponding 
temperature of the VR.
It should be noted that assertion of FORCEPR# does not automatically assert 
PROCHOT#. As mentioned previously, the PROCHOT# signal is asserted when a high 
temperature situation is detected. A minimum pulse width of 500 
µ
s is recommended 
when FORCEPR# is asserted by the system. Sustained activation of the FORCEPR# 
signal may cause noticeable platform performance degradation.
Refer to the appropriate platform design guidelines for details on implementing the 
FORCEPR# signal feature.