Specification Sheet
Intel
®
 Xeon
®
 Processor E5-1600/E5-2600/E5-4600 v2 Product Families 41
Datasheet Volume One of Two
Interfaces
Table 2-6. RdPkgConfig() & WrPkgConfig() DRAM Thermal and Power Optimization 
Services Summary (Sheet 1 of 2)
Service
Index 
Value
(decimal)
Parameter 
Value
(word)
RdPkgConfig()
Data
(dword)
WrPkgConfig()
Data 
(dword)
Description
Alternate
Inband 
MSR or CSR
Access
DRAM 
Thermal 
Estimation 
Configuration 
Data 
Read/Write
15
0x0000
DRAM Thermal 
Estimation 
Configuration Data
N/A Read the DRAM 
Thermal 
Estimation 
configuration 
parameters.
CSR: 
MEM_TRML_ESTIMATION_
CONFIG
DRAM 
Thermal 
Estimation 
Configuration 
Data 
Read/Write
15
0x0000
N/A DRAM Thermal 
Estimation 
Configuration 
Data
Configure the 
DRAM Thermal 
Estimation 
parameters.
CSR: 
MEM_TRML_ESTIMATION_
CONFIG
DRAM Rank 
Tem pe ra tu re 
Write
18
Channel 
Index & 
DIMM Index
N/A Absolute 
temperature in 
Degrees Celsius 
for ranks 0, 1, 2 
& 3
Write 
temperature 
for each rank 
within a single 
DIMM.
N/A
DIMM 
Tem pe ra tu re 
Read
14
Channel 
Index
Absolute 
temperature in 
Degrees Celsius for  
DIMMs 0, 1, & 2
N/A Read 
temperature of 
each DIMM 
within a 
channel.
CSR: DIMMTEMPSTAT_[0:2]
DIMM 
Ambient 
Tem pe ra tu re 
Write / Read
19
0x0000
N/A Absolute 
temperature in 
Degrees C to be 
used as ambient 
temperature 
reference
Write ambient 
temperature 
reference for 
activity-based 
rank 
temperature 
estimation.
N/A
DIMM 
Ambient 
Tem pe ra tu re 
Write / Read
19
0x0000
Absolute 
temperature in 
Degrees C to be 
used as ambient 
temperature 
reference
N/A Read ambient 
temperature 
reference for 
activity-based 
rank 
temperature 
estimation.
N/A
DRAM 
Channel 
Tem pe ra tu re 
Read
22
0x0000
Maximum of all 
rank temperatures 
for each channel in 
Degrees Celsius
N/A Read the 
maximum 
DRAM channel 
temperature.
N/A
Accumulated 
DRAM  Energy  
Read
04
Channel 
Index
0x00FF - All 
Channels
DRAM energy 
consumed by the 
DIMMs
N/A Read the DRAM 
energy 
consumed by 
all the DIMMs 
in all the 
channels or all 
the DIMMs 
within a 
specified 
channel.
MSR 619h: 
DRAM_ENERGY_STATUS
CSR: DRAM_ENERGY_STATUS
CSR: 
DRAM_ENERGY_STATUS_CH[
0:3] 
1
DRAM Power 
Info Read
35
0x0000
Typical and 
minimum DRAM 
power settings
N/A Read DRAM 
power settings 
info to be used 
by power 
limiting entity.
MSR 61Ch: 
DRAM_POWER_INFO 
CSR: DRAM_POWER_INFO 
DRAM Power 
Info Read
36
0x0000
Maximum DRAM 
power settings & 
maximum time 
window
N/A Read DRAM 
power settings 
info to be used 
by power 
limiting entity
MSR 61Ch: 
DRAM_POWER_INFO 
CSR: DRAM_POWER_INFO 










