Specification Sheet

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Contents

1Introduction............................................................................................................ 10

1.1 Supported Technologies ..................................................................................... 12

1.2 Power Management Support ............................................................................... 12

1.2.1 Processor Core Power Management........................................................... 12

1.2.2 System Power Management..................................................................... 13

1.2.3 Memory Controller Power Management...................................................... 13

1.2.4 Processor Graphics Power Management ..................................................... 13

1.2.4.1 Memory Power Savings Technologies........................................... 13

1.2.4.2 Display Power Savings Technologies ............................................ 13

1.2.4.3 Graphics Core Power Savings Technologies................................... 13

1.3 Thermal Management Support ............................................................................ 14

1.4 Package Support ............................................................................................... 14

1.5 Ballout Information............................................................................................ 14

1.6 Processor Testability .......................................................................................... 14

1.7 Terminology ..................................................................................................... 14

1.8 Related Documents ........................................................................................... 16

2Interfaces................................................................................................................ 18

2.1 System Memory Interface .................................................................................. 18

2.1.1 System Memory Technology Supported ..................................................... 18

2.1.1.1 DDR4 Supported Memory Modules and Devices............................. 19

2.1.2 System Memory Timing Support............................................................... 20

2.1.3 System Memory Organization Modes......................................................... 20

2.1.4 System Memory Frequency...................................................................... 22

2.1.5 Technology Enhancements of Intel

Fast Memory Access (Intel

FMA).......... 22

2.1.6 Data Scrambling .................................................................................... 22

2.1.7 DDR I/O Interleaving .............................................................................. 23

2.1.8 Data Swapping ...................................................................................... 24

2.1.9 DRAM Clock Generation........................................................................... 24

2.1.10 DRAM Reference Voltage Generation......................................................... 24

2.1.11 Data Swizzling ....................................................................................... 24

2.2 PCI Express* Graphics Interface (PEG)................................................................. 24

2.2.1 PCI Express* Support ............................................................................. 24

2.2.2 PCI Express* Architecture ....................................................................... 26

2.2.3 PCI Express* Configuration Mechanism ..................................................... 27

2.2.4 PCI Express* Equalization Methodology ..................................................... 27

2.3 Direct Media Interface (DMI)............................................................................... 28

2.3.1 DMI Lane Reversal and Polarity Inversion .................................................. 28

2.3.2 DMI Error Flow....................................................................................... 29

2.3.3 DMI Link Down ...................................................................................... 29

2.4 Processor Graphics ............................................................................................ 30

2.4.1 Operating Systems Support ..................................................................... 30

2.4.2 API Support (Windows*) ......................................................................... 30

2.4.3 Media Support (Intel

QuickSync & Clear Video Technology HD)................... 31

2.4.3.1 Hardware Accelerated Video Decode............................................ 31

2.4.3.2 Hardware Accelerated Video Encode ............................................ 32

2.4.3.3 Hardware Accelerated Video Processing ....................................... 32

2.4.3.4 Hardware Accelerated Transcoding .............................................. 33

2.4.4 Switchable/Hybrid Graphics ..................................................................... 33

2.4.5 Gen 9 LP Video Analytics ......................................................................... 34

2.4.6 Gen 9 LP (9th Generation Low Power) Block Diagram .................................. 35