12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors Datasheet, Volume 1 of 2

Datasheet

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655258 28/10/2021 00:00:00 Public Content

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Multi-Stream Transport (MST)

  • The processor supports Multi-Stream Transport (MST), enabling multiple monitors to be used via a single DisplayPort connector.
  • Maximum MST DP supported resolution:

Display Resolutions and Link Bandwidth for Multi-Stream Transport Calculations

Pixels per Line

Lines

Refresh Rate [Hz]

Pixel Clock [MHz]

Link Bandwidth [Gbps]

1920

1080

60

148.5

4.46

1920

1200

60

154

4.62

2048

1152

60

156.75

4.70

2048

1280

60

174.25

5.23

2048

1536

60

209.25

6.28

2304

1440

60

218.75

6.56

2560

1440

60

241.5

7.25

3840

2160

30

262.75

7.88

2560

1600

60

268.5

8.06

2880

1800

60

337.5

10.13

3200

2400

60

497.75

14.93

3840

2160

60

533.25

16.00

4096

2160

60

556.75

16.70

4096

2304

60

605

18.15

5120

3200

60

1042.5

31.28

Notes:
  1. All the above is related to bit depth of 24.
  2. The data rate for a given video mode can be calculated as- Data Rate = Pixel Frequency * Bit Depth.
  3. The bandwidth requirements for a given video mode can be calculated as: Bandwidth = Data Rate * 1.25 (for 8b/10b coding overhead).
  4. The link bandwidth depends if the standards is reduced blanking or not.

    If the standard is not reduced blanking - the expected bandwidth may be higher.

    For more details, refer to VESA and Industry Standards and Guidelines for Computer Display Monitor Timing (DMT). Version 1.0, Rev. 13 February 8, 2013

  5. To calculate what are the resolutions that can be supported in MST configurations, follow the below guidelines:
    1. Identify what is the link bandwidth column according to the requested display resolution.
    2. Summarize the bandwidth for two of three displays accordingly, and make sure the final result is below 21.6 Gbps. (for example: 4 lanes HBR2 bit rate)

    For example:

    1. Docking two displays: 3840x2160@60 Hz + 1920x1200@60hz = 16 + 4.62 = 20.62 Gbps [Supported]
    2. Docking three displays: 3840x2160@30 Hz + 3840x2160@30 Hz + 1920x1080@60 Hz = 7.88 + 7.88 + 4.16 = 19.92 Gbps [Supported].

Standard

S-Processor Line

DP*

4096x2304 60 Hz 36 bpp

5120x3200 60 Hz 24 bpp

DP* with DSC4

5120x3200 120 Hz 30 bpp

7680x4320 60 Hz 30 bpp

Notes:
  1. Maximum resolution is based on the implementation of 4 lanes at HBR3 link data rate.
  2. bpp - bit per pixel.
  3. Resolution support is subject to memory BW availability.
  4. Resolutions will consume two display pipes.