AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core HD8450WCGHBOX User Manual
Product codes
HD8450WCGHBOX
42
Product Errata
41322
Rev. 3.16 February 2008
Revision Guide for AMD Family 10h Processors
302 MWAIT Power Savings May Not Be Realized when Two or More
Cores Monitor the Same Address
Description
Execution of the MONITOR instruction may cause another core to exit the monitor event pending
state.
state.
Potential Effect on System
No functional impact; however, the power savings associated with the MWAIT instruction may not be
realized.
realized.
Suggested Workaround
Contact your AMD representative for information on a BIOS update.
Fix Planned
Yes