Specification Sheet
Interfaces
48 Intel
®
 Xeon
®
 Processor E5-1600/E5-2600/E5-4600 v2 Product Families 
Datasheet Volume One of Two
2.5.2.6.11 CPU Thermal and Power Optimization Capabilities
Table 2-8 prov
ides a summary of the processor power and thermal optimization 
capabilities that can be accessed over PECI. 
Note: The Index 
values referenced in Tabl e 2-8 are in decimal format.
Table 2-8 also pro
vides information on alternate inband mechanisms to access similar 
or equivalent information for register reads and writes where applicable. The user 
should consult the Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Product Family Processor Datasheet, 
Volume Two: Registers for exact details on MSR or CSR register content.
Table 2-8. RdPkgConfig() & WrPkgConfig() CPU Thermal and Power Optimization 
Services Summary (Sheet 1 of 4)
Service
Index 
Value
(decimal)
Parameter 
Value
(word)
RdPkgConfig()
Data
(dword)
WrPkgConfig
()
Data 
(dword)
Description
Alternate
Inband 
MSR or CSR
Access
Package 
Identifier Read
00 0x0000 CPUID 
Information
Returns processor-
specific information 
including CPU family, 
model and stepping 
information.
Execute CPUID instruction to get 
processor signature
0x0001 Platform ID Used to ensure 
microcode update 
compatibility with 
processor.
MSR 17h: IA32_PLATFORM_ID
0x0002 PCU Device ID Returns the Device 
ID information for 
the processor Power 
Control Unit.
CSR: DID
0x0003 Max Thread ID Returns the 
maximum ‘Thread 
ID’ value supported 
by the processor.
MSR: RESOLVED_CORES_MASK
CSR: RESOLVED_CORES_MASK
0x0004 CPU Microcode 
Update Revision
Returns processor 
microcode and PCU 
firmware revision 
information.
MSR 8Bh: IA32_BIOS_SIGN_ID
0x0005 MCA Error 
Source Log
Returns the MCA 
Error Source Log
CSR: MCA_ERR_SRC_LOG
Package Power 
SKU Unit Read
30 0x0000 Time, Energy 
and Power Units
N/A Read units  for power, 
energy and time 
used in power 
control registers.
MSR 606h: 
PACKAGE_POWER_SKU_UNIT
CSR: 
PACKAGE_POWER_SKU_UNIT
Package Power 
SKU Read
28 0x0000 Package Power 
SKU[31:0]
N/A Returns Thermal 
Design Power and 
minimum package 
power values for the 
processor SKU.
MSR 614h: 
PACKAGE_POWER_SKU
CSR: PACKAGE_POWER_SKU
Package Power 
SKU Read
29 0x0000 Package Power 
SKU[64:32] 
N/A Returns the 
maximum package 
power value for the 
processor SKU and 
the maximum time 
interval for which it 
can be sustained.
MSR 614h: 
PACKAGE_POWER_SKU
CSR: PACKAGE_POWER_SKU
“Wake on PECI” 
Mode bit Write / 
Read
05 0x0001 - Set
0x0000 - 
Reset
N/A “Wake on PECI” 
mode bit
Enables package 
pop-up to C2 to 
service PECI 
PCIConfig()  accesses 
if .
N/
A










