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Vol. 3C 35-205

MODEL-SPECIFIC REGISTERS (MSRS)

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: C0/C1 (no package C-state support)
0001b: C2
0010b: C3
0011b: C6
0100b: C7
0101b: C7s
0110b: C8
0111b: C9
1000b: C10

9:4

Reserved

10

I/O MWAIT Redirection Enable (R/W)

14:11

Reserved

15

CFG Lock (R/WO)

24:16

Reserved

25

C3 State Auto Demotion Enable (R/W)

26

C1 State Auto Demotion Enable (R/W)

27

Enable C3 Undemotion (R/W)

28

Enable C1 Undemotion (R/W)

63:29

Reserved

630H

1584

MSR_PKG_C8_RESIDENCY

Package

Note: C-state values are processor specific C-state code names, 

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

59:0

Package C8 Residency Counter. (R/O)
Value since last reset that this package is in processor-specific C8 

states. Count at the same frequency as the TSC.

63:60

Reserved

631H

1585

MSR_PKG_C9_RESIDENCY

Package

Note: C-state values are processor specific C-state code names, 

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

59:0

Package C9 Residency Counter. (R/O)
Value since last reset that this package is in processor-specific C9 

states. Count at the same frequency as the TSC.

63:60

Reserved

632H

1586

MSR_PKG_C10_RESIDENCY Package

Note: C-state values are processor specific C-state code names, 

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

Table 35-29.  Additional Residency MSRs Supported by 4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with 

DisplayFamily_DisplayModel Signature 06_45H

Register 

Address

Register Name

Scope

Bit Description

 Hex

Dec