Table Of Contents - Intel 2ND GENERATION CORE PROCESSOR FAMILY DESKTOP - DATASHEET VOLUME 1 01-2011 Datasheet

Contents
1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 9
1.1 Processor Feature Details ................................................................................... 11
1.1.1 Supported Technologies .......................................................................... 11
1.2 Interfaces ........................................................................................................ 11
1.2.1 System Memory Support ......................................................................... 11
1.2.2 PCI Express* ......................................................................................... 12
1.2.3 Direct Media Interface (DMI).................................................................... 13
1.2.4 Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) ........................................... 14
1.2.5 Processor Graphics ................................................................................. 14
1.2.6 Intel
1.3 Power Management Support ............................................................................... 15
1.3.1 Processor Core....................................................................................... 15
1.3.2 System ................................................................................................. 15
1.3.3 Memory Controller.................................................................................. 15
1.3.4 PCI Express* ......................................................................................... 15
1.3.5 DMI...................................................................................................... 15
1.3.6 Processor Graphics Controller................................................................... 15
1.4 Thermal Management Support ............................................................................ 15
1.5 Package ........................................................................................................... 16
1.6 Terminology ..................................................................................................... 16
1.7 Related Documents ........................................................................................... 18
2 Interfaces................................................................................................................ 19
2.1 System Memory Interface .................................................................................. 19
2.1.1 System Memory Technology Supported ..................................................... 19
2.1.2 System Memory Timing Support............................................................... 20
2.1.3 System Memory Organization Modes......................................................... 21
2.1.3.1
2.1.3.2
2.1.4 Rules for Populating Memory Slots ............................................................ 22
2.1.5 Technology Enhancements of Intel
2.1.5.1
2.1.5.2
2.1.5.3
2.1.6 Memory Type Range Registers (MTRRs) Enhancement................................. 23
2.1.7 Data Scrambling .................................................................................... 23
2.2 PCI Express* Interface....................................................................................... 24
2.2.1 PCI Express* Architecture ....................................................................... 24
2.2.1.1
2.2.1.2
2.2.1.3
2.2.2 PCI Express* Configuration Mechanism ..................................................... 26
2.2.3 PCI Express* Port................................................................................... 26
2.2.4 PCI Express Lanes Connection.................................................................. 27
2.3 Direct Media Interface (DMI)............................................................................... 27
2.3.1 DMI Error Flow....................................................................................... 27
2.3.2 Processor/PCH Compatibility Assumptions.................................................. 27
2.3.3 DMI Link Down ...................................................................................... 28
2.4 Processor Graphics Controller (GT) ...................................................................... 28
2.4.1 3D and Video Engines for Graphics Processing............................................ 29
2.4.1.1
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Flexible Display Interface (Intel
Single-Channel Mode................................................................. 21
Dual-Channel Mode - Intel
Just-in-Time Command Scheduling.............................................. 22
Command Overlap .................................................................... 23
Out-of-Order Scheduling ............................................................ 23
Transaction Layer ..................................................................... 25
Data Link Layer ........................................................................ 25
Physical Layer .......................................................................... 25
3D Engine Execution Units ......................................................... 29
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FDI) ............................................. 14
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Flex Memory Technology Mode ........... 21
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Fast Memory Access (Intel
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FMA).......... 22
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