Thermal Specifications and Design Guidelines
Intel
®
Xeon
®
Phi™ Processor x200 Product Family TMSDG
Order Number: 334785-002
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6.2.1.3
Pressure Drop
illustrates the relationship of pressure drop to volumetric air flow for the
reference thermal solution.
provides the expected value for the pressure drop
at the recommended airflow through a reference heatsink. This ensures cooling
requirements for the system components downstream from the processor are met
while ensuring the processor thermal targets are met.
.
Figure 6-4. Reference Heatsink Pressure Drop Curve
6.2.2
Thermal Solution Performance Characterization
The following equations can be used to calculate the thermal resistances. Refer to
for definitions.
Power only the CPU, no power to the MCDRAMs or fabric:
cc
= (T
case_CPU
– T
LA
) / P
CPU
mc
= (T
case_MCDRAM
– T
LA
) / P
CPU
Power only the MCDRAMs, no power to the CPU or fabric:
cm
= (T
case_CPU
– T
LA
) / P
MCDRAM
mm
= (T
case_MCDRAM
– T
LA
) / P
MCDRAM
Power only the fabric, no power to the CPU or MCDRAMs:
cf
= (T
case_CPU
– T
LA
) / P
Fabric
mf
= (T
case_MCDRAM
– T
LA
) / P
Fabric