19-62 Vol. 3B

PERFORMANCE-MONITORING EVENTS

26H

80H

L2_DATA_RQSTS.PREFETCH.M

_STATE

Counts number of L2 prefetch data loads where the 

cache line to be loaded is in the M (modified) state.

26H

F0H

L2_DATA_RQSTS.PREFETCH.M

ESI

Counts all L2 prefetch requests.

26H

FFH

L2_DATA_RQSTS.ANY

Counts all L2 data requests.

27H

01H

L2_WRITE.RFO.I_STATE

Counts number of L2 demand store RFO requests 

where the cache line to be loaded is in the I (invalid) 

state, i.e., a cache miss. The L1D prefetcher does 

not issue a RFO prefetch.

This is a demand RFO 

request.

27H

02H

L2_WRITE.RFO.S_STATE

Counts number of L2 store RFO requests where the 

cache line to be loaded is in the S (shared) state. 

The L1D prefetcher does not issue a RFO prefetch.

This is a demand RFO 

request.

27H

08H

L2_WRITE.RFO.M_STATE

Counts number of L2 store RFO requests where the 

cache line to be loaded is in the M (modified) state. 

The L1D prefetcher does not issue a RFO prefetch.

This is a demand RFO 

request.

27H

0EH

L2_WRITE.RFO.HIT

Counts number of L2 store RFO requests where the 

cache line to be loaded is in either the S, E or M 

states. The L1D prefetcher does not issue a RFO 

prefetch.

This is a demand RFO 

request.

27H

0FH

L2_WRITE.RFO.MESI

Counts all L2 store RFO requests. The L1D 

prefetcher does not issue a RFO prefetch.

This is a demand RFO 

request.

27H

10H

L2_WRITE.LOCK.I_STATE

Counts number of L2 demand lock RFO requests 

where the cache line to be loaded is in the I (invalid) 

state, for example, a cache miss. 

27H

20H

L2_WRITE.LOCK.S_STATE

Counts number of L2 lock RFO requests where the 

cache line to be loaded is in the S (shared) state.

27H

40H

L2_WRITE.LOCK.E_STATE

Counts number of L2 demand lock RFO requests 

where the cache line to be loaded is in the E 

(exclusive) state.

27H

80H

L2_WRITE.LOCK.M_STATE

Counts number of L2 demand lock RFO requests 

where the cache line to be loaded is in the M 

(modified) state.

27H

E0H

L2_WRITE.LOCK.HIT

Counts number of L2 demand lock RFO requests 

where the cache line to be loaded is in either the S, 

E, or M state.

27H

F0H

L2_WRITE.LOCK.MESI

Counts all L2 demand lock RFO requests.

28H

01H

L1D_WB_L2.I_STATE

Counts number of L1 writebacks to the L2 where 

the cache line to be written is in the I (invalid) state, 

i.e., a cache miss.

28H

02H

L1D_WB_L2.S_STATE

Counts number of L1 writebacks to the L2 where 

the cache line to be written is in the S state.

28H

04H

L1D_WB_L2.E_STATE

Counts number of L1 writebacks to the L2 where 

the cache line to be written is in the E (exclusive) 

state.

28H

08H

L1D_WB_L2.M_STATE

Counts number of L1 writebacks to the L2 where 

the cache line to be written is in the M (modified) 

state.

Table 19-17.  Non-Architectural Performance Events In the Processor Core for 

Intel® Core™ i7 Processor and Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series (Contd.)

Event

Num.

Umask

Value

Event Mask Mnemonic

Description

Comment