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STEP Field., EBF[2:0] Field., Table 28., Processor-to-Bus Clock Ratios

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23542A/0-September 2000 Preliminary Information AMD-K6™-2E+ Embedded Processor Data Sheet STEP Field. This read-only field contains the stepping ID. This is identical to the value returned by CPUID standard function 1 in EAX[3:0]. EBF[2:0] Field. This read-only field contains the effective value of the BF divisor supplied to the processor's internal PLL, which allows the BIOS to determine the frequency of the host bus. The core frequency must first be determined using the Time Stamp Counter (TSC) method (see "Time Stamp Counter" on page 46). The core frequency is then divided by the processor-to-bus clock ratio as determined by the EBF field (see Table 28). The result is the frequency of the processor bus. Table 28. Processor-to-Bus Clock Ratios State of EBF[2:0] 100b 101b 110b 111b 000b 001b 010b 011b Processor-to-Bus Clock Ratio 2.0x1 3.0x 6.0x 3.5x 4.5x 5.0x 4.0x 5.5x Notes: 1. The AMD-K6-2E+ processor does not support the 2.5x ratio supported by earlier AMD-K6 proces- sors. Instead, a ratio of 2.0x is selected when EBF[2:0] equals 100b. Chapter 6 AMD PowerNow!™ Technology 149

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Chapter 6
AMD PowerNow!™ Technology
149
23542A/0—September 2000
AMD-K6™-2E+ Embedded Processor Data Sheet
Preliminary Information
STEP Field.
This read-only field contains the stepping ID. This is
identical to the value returned by CPUID standard function 1 in
EAX[3:0].
EBF[2:0] Field.
This read-only field contains the effective value of
the BF divisor supplied to the processor’s internal PLL, which
allows the BIOS to determine the frequency of the host bus. The
core frequency must first be determined using the Time Stamp
Counter (TSC) method (see “Time Stamp Counter” on page 46).
The core frequency is then divided by the processor-to-bus clock
ratio as determined by the EBF field (see Table 28). The result
is the frequency of the processor bus.
Table 28.
Processor-to-Bus Clock Ratios
State of EBF[2:0]
Processor-to-Bus Clock Ratio
100b
2.0x
1
Notes:
1.
The AMD-K6-2E+ processor does not support the 2.5x ratio supported by earlier AMD-K6 proces-
sors. Instead, a ratio of 2.0x is selected when EBF[2:0] equals 100b.
101b
3.0x
110b
6.0x
111b
3.5x
000b
4.5x
001b
5.0x
010b
4.0x
011b
5.5x