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Vol. 3C 35-87

MODEL-SPECIFIC REGISTERS (MSRS)

47:40

Package

Maximum Efficiency Ratio (R/O) 
The is the minimum ratio (maximum efficiency) that the processor 

can operates, in units of 100MHz.

63:48

Reserved.

E2H

226

MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_

CONTROL

Core

C-State Configuration Control (R/W) 
Note: C-state values are processor specific C-state code names, 

unrelated to MWAIT extension C-state parameters or ACPI C-

States.
See http://biosbits.org.

3:0

Package C-State Limit (R/W) 
Specifies the lowest processor-specific C-state code name 

(consuming the least power). for the package. The default is set as 

factory-configured package C-state limit.
The following C-state code name encodings are supported:
0000b: No limit
0001b: C1 
0010b: C3 
0011b: C6
0100b: C7
0101b: C7S
0110b: C8
0111b: C9
1000b: C10 

9:3

Reserved.

10

I/O MWAIT Redirection Enable (R/W) 
When set, will map IO_read instructions sent to IO register 

specified by MSR_PMG_IO_CAPTURE_BASE to MWAIT instructions

14:11

Reserved.

15

CFG Lock (R/WO) 
When set, lock bits 15:0 of this register until next reset.

63:16

Reserved.

17DH

381

MSR_SMM_MCA_CAP

Core

Enhanced SMM Capabilities (SMM-RO)
Reports SMM capability Enhancement. Accessible only while in 

SMM.

57:0

Reserved

58

SMM_Code_Access_Chk (SMM-RO)
If set to 1 indicates that the SMM code access restriction is 

supported and the MSR_SMM_FEATURE_CONTROL is supported.

59

Long_Flow_Indication (SMM-RO)
If set to 1 indicates that the SMM long flow indicator is supported 

and the MSR_SMM_DELAYED is supported.

63:60

Reserved

188H

392

IA32_PERFEVTSEL2

Core

See Table 35-2.

Table 35-12.   MSRs in Next Generation Intel Atom Processors Based on the Goldmont Microarchitecture (Contd.)

Address

Register Name

Scope

Bit Description

 Hex

Dec