AMD 3200 Revision History - Page 52
APERF, Increase, Unpredictably
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Revision Guide for AMD Family 15h Models 00h-0Fh Processors 660 APERF May Increase Unpredictably 48063 Rev. 3.18 October 2012 Description The value of MSR0000_00E8 (APERF) may increase unpredictably after any of the following events: • A P-state transition, including those performed due to core performance boost (CPB). • A C-state transition. • A change in the P-state limit due to hardware thermal control (HTC), application power management (APM) or advanced platform management link (APML) TDP limiting. • Execution of the MWAIT instruction. Potential Effect on System Software may calculate the effective frequency of a core incorrectly or observe that the APERF register value appears to increase unpredictably. Suggested Workaround Contact your AMD representative for information on a BIOS update. Fix Planned Yes 52 Product Errata