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Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1600/ E5-2600/E5-4600 Product Families 3
Datasheet Volume One
Contents
1Overview................................................................................................................. 13
1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 13
1.1.1 Processor Feature Details ........................................................................ 14
1.1.2 Supported Technologies .......................................................................... 14
1.2 Interfaces ........................................................................................................ 15
1.2.1 System Memory Support ......................................................................... 15
1.2.2 PCI Express* ......................................................................................... 16
1.2.3 Direct Media Interface Gen 2 (DMI2)......................................................... 17
1.2.4 Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (Intel® QPI) .............................................. 18
1.2.5 Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI)........................................... 18
1.3 Power Management Support ............................................................................... 19
1.3.1 Processor Package and Core States........................................................... 19
1.3.2 System States Support ........................................................................... 19
1.3.3 Memory Controller.................................................................................. 19
1.3.4 PCI Express........................................................................................... 19
1.3.5 Intel QPI ............................................................................................... 19
1.4 Thermal Management Support ............................................................................ 19
1.5 Package Summary............................................................................................. 20
1.6 Terminology ..................................................................................................... 20
1.7 Related Documents ........................................................................................... 22
1.8 State of Data.................................................................................................... 23
2Interfaces................................................................................................................ 25
2.1 System Memory Interface .................................................................................. 25
2.1.1 System Memory Technology Support ........................................................ 25
2.1.2 System Memory Timing Support............................................................... 25
2.2 PCI Express* Interface....................................................................................... 26
2.2.1 PCI Express* Architecture ....................................................................... 26
2.2.2 PCI Express* Configuration Mechanism ..................................................... 27
2.3 DMI2/PCI Express* Interface .............................................................................. 28
2.3.1 DMI2 Error Flow..................................................................................... 28
2.3.2 Processor/PCH Compatibility Assumptions.................................................. 28
2.3.3 DMI2 Link Down..................................................................................... 28
2.4 Intel QuickPath Interconnect............................................................................... 28
2.5 Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI)...................................................... 30
2.5.1 PECI Client Capabilities ........................................................................... 30
2.5.2 Client Command Suite ............................................................................ 31
2.5.3 Client Management................................................................................. 69
2.5.4 Multi-Domain Commands ........................................................................ 74
2.5.5 Client Responses.................................................................................... 75
2.5.6 Originator Responses.............................................................................. 76
2.5.7 DTS Temperature Data ........................................................................... 76
3 Technologies ........................................................................................................... 79
3.1 Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) ........................................................ 79
3.1.1 Intel VT-x Objectives .............................................................................. 79
3.1.2 Intel VT-x Features................................................................................. 80
3.1.3 Intel VT-d Objectives .............................................................................. 80
3.1.4 Intel Virtualization Technology Processor Extensions ................................... 81
3.2 Security Technologies ........................................................................................ 81
3.2.1 Intel® Trusted Execution Technology........................................................ 81
3.2.2 Intel Trusted Execution Technology – Server Extensions.............................. 82
3.2.3 Intel® Advanced Encryption Standard Instructions (Intel® AES-NI).............. 82