80960HA/HD/HT

Table 14. Maximum TA at Various Airflows in ° C (PQ4 Package Only)

 

 

 

 

 

Airflow-ft/min (m/sec)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fCLKIN

0

200

400

600

800

1000

 

 

(MHz)

(0)

(1.01)

(2.03)

(3.04)

(4.06)

(5.07)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TA with

25

71

76

79

79

80

80

 

33

67

74

77

77

79

79

Core

Heatsink

 

40

63

71

75

75

77

77

1X Bus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TA

25

70

73

75

75

76

76

Clock

 

without

33

65

68

72

72

74

74

 

Heatsink

40

61

65

69

69

71

71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TA with

16

71

76

79

79

80

80

 

25

62

71

75

75

77

77

Core

Heatsink

33

55

66

71

71

74

74

 

40

48

62

68

68

72

72

2X Bus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

69

72

75

75

76

76

Clock

TA

 

25

60

64

68

68

71

71

 

without

33

52

57

63

63

66

66

 

Heatsink

 

40

42

51

58

58

62

62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TA with

20

58

68

73

73

76

76

Core

Heatsink

25

51

64

70

70

73

73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3X Bus

TA

20

56

61

66

66

68

68

Clock

without

 

25

48

55

61

61

64

64

 

Heatsink

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

† 0.285” high unidirectional heatsink (AI alloy 6061, 50 mil fin width, 150 mil center-to-center fin spacing).

Table 15. 80960Hx 208-Pin PQ4 Package Thermal Characteristics

Thermal Resistance — ° C/Watt

 

 

Airflow — ft./min (m/sec)

 

Parameter

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

200

400

600

800

1000

 

 

(0)

(1.01)

(2.03)

(3.07)

(4.06)

(5.07)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

θ Junction-to-Case

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Case measured as

1

1

1

1

1

1

shown in Figure 5.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

θ Case-to-Ambient

12

10

8

8

7

7

(No Heatsink)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

θ Case-to-Ambient

11

7

5

5

4

4

(With Heatsink)3

θJA

θ JC

NOTES:

1.This table applies to 80960Hx PQ4 plugged into socket or soldered directly to board.

2.θ JA = θ JC + θ CA

3.0.285” high unidirectional heatsink (AI alloy 6061, 50 mil fin width, 150 mil center-to-center fin spacing).

Datasheet

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Intel 80960HD Maximum TA at Various Airflows in C PQ4 Package Only, Hx 208-Pin PQ4 Package Thermal Characteristics, 400

80960HT, 80960HA, 80960HD specifications

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