Thermal/Mechanical Reference Design
20 Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5100 Series Thermal/Mechanical Design Guide
2.2.5 Thermal Profile
The thermal profile is a linear line that defines the relationship between a processor’s
case temperature and its power consumption as shown in Figure 2-5. The equation of
the thermal profile is defined as:
Equation 2-1.y = ax + b
Where:
y =Processor case temperature, T
CASE
(°C)
Figure 2-4. Processor Core Geometric Center Locations
X1
Y1
X2
Y
X
Y2
Table 2-3. Processor Core Geometric Center Dimensions
Feature X Dimension Y Dimension
Core 1 19.53 mm 12.68 mm
Core 2 19.53 mm 16.82 mm