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48063 Rev. 3.18 October 2012 Revision Guide for AMD Family 15h Models 00h-0Fh Processors 689 AM3r2 Six Core Processor May Limit P-State When Core C6 State Is Disabled Description If system software disables core C6 state (CC6) on an AMD FX™ 6100 Six-Core Processor, OPN FD6100WMW6KGU, the application power management (APM) incorrectly limits the processor P-state to a low performing P-state. Refer to the BIOS and Kernel Developer's Guide (BKDG) for AMD Family 15h Models 00h-0Fh Processors, order# 42301 section "Core C6 (CC6) State" for the conditions under which CC6 state is disabled. Potential Effect on System None expected under normal circumstances, as AMD recommends that CC6 is enabled in all systems. In the event that the system software implements an option to disable CC6, the system may experience low performance in this mode. Suggested Workaround AMD recommends that CC6 is enabled. This erratum does not apply in this case and no workaround is necessary. In the event that system software disables CC6, disable APM using Core Performance Boost Control Register[ApmMasterEn] (D18F4x15C[7]) = 0b. To avoid unnecessarily disabling APM on unaffected parts, the following conditions should be met before implementing this workaround: • CC6 is disabled. • CPUID Fn8000_0001_EBX[31:28] (BrandID Identifier[PkgType]) = 0001b (AM3r2 package type). • CPUID Fn8000_0008_ECX[NC] (APIC ID Size and Core Count[Number of Physical Cores]) = 5. • D18F4x150[7:0] = 6Bh. • D18F4x10C[11:0] (TDP Limit 2 Register[NodeTdpLimit]) = 130h. Fix Planned Yes Product Errata 63

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689
AM
3
r
2
Six
Core
Processor
May
Limit
P-State
When
Core
C
6
State
Is
Disabled
Description
If
system
software
disables
core
C
6
state
(
CC
6
on
an
AMD
FX
6100
Six-Core
Processor
,
OPN
FD
6100
WMW
6
KGU
,
the
application
power
management
(
APM
incorrectly
limits
the
processor
P-state
to
a
low
performing
P-state
.
Refer
to
the
BIOS
and
Kernel
Developer's
Guide
(
BKDG
for
AMD
Family
15
h
Models
00
h-
0
Fh
Processors
,
order
# 42301
section
"Core
C
6 (
CC
6
State"
for
the
conditions
under
which
CC
6
state
is
disabled
.
Potential
Effect
on
System
None
expected
under
normal
circumstances
,
as
AMD
recommends
that
CC
6
is
enabled
in
all
systems
.
In
the
event
that
the
system
software
implements
an
option
to
disable
CC
6,
the
system
may
experience
low
performance
in
this
mode
.
Suggested
Workaround
AMD
recommends
that
CC
6
is
enabled
.
This
erratum
does
not
apply
in
this
case
and
no
workaround
is
necessary
.
In
the
event
that
system
software
disables
CC
6,
disable
APM
using
Core
Performance
Boost
Control
Register
[
ApmMasterEn
] (
D
18
F
4
x
15
C
[7] = 0
b
.
To
avoid
unnecessarily
disabling
APM
on
unaffected
parts
,
the
following
conditions
should
be
met
before
implementing
this
workaround
:
CC
6
is
disabled
.
CPUID
Fn
8000_0001_
EBX
[31:28] (
BrandID
Identifier
[
PkgType
] = 0001
b
(
AM
3
r
2
package
type
.
CPUID
Fn
8000_0008_
ECX
[
NC
] (
APIC
ID
Size
and
Core
Count
[
Number
of
Physical
Cores
] = 5.
D
18
F
4
x
150[7:0] = 6
Bh
.
D
18
F
4
x
10
C
[11:0] (
TDP
Limit
2
Register
[
NodeTdpLimit
] = 130
h
.
Fix
Planned
Yes
48063
Rev
. 3.18
October
2012
Revision
Guide
for
AMD
Family
15
h
Models
00
h-
0
Fh
Processors
Product
Errata
63