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Intel
®
 Xeon
®
 Processor 5600 Series Datasheet Volume 1
133
Thermal Specifications
Note:
1.
Refer to 
 for a summary of mailbox commands supported by the Intel Xeon processor 5600 
series.
7.3.1
PECI Client Capabilities
Intel Xeon processor 5600 series acting as PECI clients support the following sideband 
functions:
• Processor and DRAM thermal management
• Platform manageability functions including thermal, power and electrical error 
monitoring
• Processor interface tuning and diagnostics capabilities (Intel® Interconnect BIST).
7.3.1.1
Thermal Management
Processor fan speed control is managed by comparing PECI thermal readings against 
the processor-specific fan speed control reference point, or T
CONTROL
. Both T
CONTROL
 
and PECI thermal readings are accessible via the processor PECI client. These variables 
are referenced to a common temperature, the TCC activation point, and are both 
defined as negative offsets from that reference.
PECI-based access to DRAM thermal readings and throttling control coefficients provide 
a means for Board Management Controllers (BMCs) or other platform management 
devices to feed hints into on-die memory controller throttling algorithms. These control 
coefficients are accessible using PCI configuration space writes via PECI. The PECI-
based configuration write functionality is defined in 
and the DRAM 
throttling coefficient control functions are documented in the Intel® Xeon® Processor 
5600 Series Datasheet, Volume 2
.
7.3.1.2
Platform Manageability
PECI allows full read access to error and status monitoring registers within the 
processor’s PCI configuration space. It also provides insight into thermal monitoring 
functions such as TCC activation timers and thermal error logs.
The exact list of RAS-related registers in the PCI configuration space can be found in 
the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5600 Series Datasheet, Volume 2.
Table 7-20. Summary of Processor-Specific PECI Commands
Command
Intel® Xeon® Processor 5600 Series Support
Ping()
Yes
GetDIB()
Yes
GetTemp()
Yes
PCIConfigRd()
Yes
PCIConfigWr()
Yes
MbxSend()
 1
Yes
MbxGet() 
1
Yes