User Manual
Intel
®
 Xeon
®
 Processor 5600 Series Datasheet Volume 1 35
Electrical Specifications
Notes:
1. The V
CC_MIN
 and V
CC_MAX
 loadlines represent static and transient limits. Please see Section 2.6.1 for V
CC 
overshoot specifications.
2. Refer to Table 2-9 for V
CC 
Static and Transient Tolerance.
3. The loadlines specify voltage limits at the die measured at the VCC_SENSE and VSS_SENSE lands. Voltage 
regulation feedback for voltage regulator circuits must also be taken from processor VCC_SENSE and 
VSS_SENSE lands.
4. Processor core current (I
CC
) ranges are valid up to I
CC_MAX
 of the processor SKU as defined in Table 2-8.
2.6.1 V
CC
 Overshoot Specifications
The processor can tolerate short transient overshoot events where V
CC
 exceeds the VID 
voltage when transitioning from a high-to-low current load condition. This overshoot 
cannot exceed VID + V
OS_MAX
 (V
OS_MAX
 is the maximum allowable overshoot above 
VID). These specifications apply to the processor die voltage as measured across the 
VCC_SENSE and VSS_SENSE lands.
Figure 2-3. V
CC
 Static and Transient Tolerance Loadlines
1,2,3,4
VID - 0.000
VID - 0.020
VID - 0.040
VID - 0.060
VID - 0.080
VID - 0.100
VID - 0.120
VID - 0.140
VID - 0.160
VID - 0.180
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150
Icc [A]
Vcc [V]
Table 2-10. V
CC
 Overshoot Specifications
Symbol Parameter Min Max Units Figure Notes
V
OS_MAX
Magnitude of V
CC
 overshoot above VID - 50 mV 2-4
T
OS_MAX
Time duration of V
CC
 overshoot above VID - 25 µs 2-4










