P5040NSN72QC

The P5040NSN72QC is an NXP Semiconductors QorIQ P5040 family microprocessor featuring a 64‑bit PowerPC e5500 core complex with four cores at up to 2.2 GHz. It combines multi‑core processing, a tightly coupled cache hierarchy and on‑chip accelerators to address compute‑intensive control plane and embedded networking tasks.

Designed for enterprise, data center, aerospace/defense and industrial computing applications, the device emphasizes low‑latency processing, integrated I/O and hardware acceleration for networking, storage and security functions.

Key Features

• Core Quad 64‑bit PowerPC e5500 cores, up to 2.2 GHz with a seven‑stage pipeline for low‑latency response and 3 DMIPS/MHz per core.
• Cache and Memory Per‑core caches include 32 KB I/D L1 and 512 KB L2, plus up to 2 MB of shared platform (L3) cache and a 64‑bit DDR3/DDR3L memory controller supporting up to 64 GB of addressable memory space.
• Networking and I/O Integrated Ethernet capability with ten 1 Gbps ports and two 10 Gbps ports, plus multiple peripheral interfaces including 2× USB 2.0 with PHY and I2C.
• Storage and Expansion Two SATA 3 Gbps ports and PCIe connectivity as part of the platform interconnect for storage and expansion needs.
• Data Path Acceleration (DPAA) On‑chip DPAA elements (FMAN, QMAN) for packet parsing, classification and queuing with hardware accelerators for cryptography and RAID5/6 offload to accelerate network and storage workloads.
• Security Built‑in security features including boot security, cryptography engines, secure fusebox, secure debug, tamper detection and volatile key storage.
• Virtualization and Management Hardware‑assisted virtualization support with an extra core privilege level (hypervisor) and platform management features for real‑time debug and performance monitoring.
• Package and Thermal 1295‑FCPBGA (37.5×37.5 mm) surface‑mount package; operating temperature range 0 °C to 105 °C.
• Compliance RoHS compliant.

Typical Applications

• Enterprise Networking High‑performance routers, switches and services platforms that require multi‑core processing, packet parsing and hardware acceleration.
• Data Center Appliances Server appliances, SAN storage controllers and iSCSI/FCoE bridging solutions leveraging integrated RAID and cryptography accelerators.
• Aerospace & Defense Compute‑intensive embedded systems where deterministic performance, on‑board security and multi‑core virtualization are required.
• Industrial Computing Single‑board computers, test and measurement systems, and robotics controllers that need robust I/O, storage interfaces and real‑time processing.

Unique Advantages

• Multi‑core 64‑bit performance: Four e5500 cores at up to 2.2 GHz deliver scalable compute for control‑plane and embedded workloads.
• Integrated DPAA accelerators: Offloads packet parsing, classification and cryptography to reduce CPU load and improve throughput for networking and storage tasks.
• Comprehensive I/O set: Multiple 1 GbE and 10 GbE ports, SATA, USB and PCIe support allow flexible system partitioning and peripheral integration.
• Security built into silicon: Boot security, cryptography engines and secure fusebox features provide hardware‑anchored protection for sensitive systems.
• Virtualization support: Hardware‑assisted virtualization enables consolidation of software functions and secure partitioning for mixed workloads.
• Robust packaging and thermal rating: 1295‑FCPBGA (37.5×37.5 mm) and 0 °C to 105 °C operating range suit a range of industrial and commercial deployments.

Why Choose P5040NSN72QC?

The P5040NSN72QC positions itself as a high‑performance, integrated solution for compute‑intensive embedded and networking applications. With quad e5500 cores, a multi‑level cache architecture, DPAA hardware accelerators and a broad set of I/O options, it addresses demanding control‑plane, storage and security use cases while simplifying board‑level design.

Its virtualization and security capabilities, combined with industry‑standard memory and peripheral interfaces, make it suitable for customers developing enterprise equipment, data center appliances, aerospace/defense systems and industrial computing platforms that require scalability, integration and long‑term platform support.

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