P5040NSN72QC - QorIQ P5 64-Bit SoC, 4x 2.2GHz | NXP
Référence : P5040NSN72QC ✗ Fin de vie| Qté | Prix unitaire | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $440.77 | $440,77 |
| 25 | $427.55 | $10 688,75 |
| 100 | $414.32 | $41 432,00 |
| 500 | $401.1 | $200 550,00 |
| 1 000 | $387.88 | $387 880,00 |
P5040NSN72QC Présentation
A system-on-chip (SoC) integrates the CPU cores, memory controller, high-speed I/O controllers, and platform glue logic into a single device, replacing what previously required a CPU plus chipset plus multiple peripheral controllers. The QorIQ P5 line specifically targets compute-intensive but power-conscious control-plane applications in networking, telecom, and industrial equipment where deterministic performance and a rich I/O mix matter more than raw single-thread throughput. In NXP's portfolio, P5040 (quad-core) and P5021 (dual-core) sit at the top of the P5 family tree, which itself sits under the broader QorIQ communications-processor platform.
Key features include four 64-bit e5500 cores at up to 2.2 GHz, integrated DDR3 / DDR3L memory controller with ECC support, integrated PCIe Gen2 controllers, integrated multi-gigabit Ethernet supporting 1 GbE and 10 GbE, integrated SATA controllers, hardware accelerators for cryptography, pattern matching, and packet processing, and a high-bandwidth CoreNet coherency fabric interconnecting cores, caches, and I/O. The extended 0 to +105 C junction range allows deployment in thermally constrained networking enclosures where ambient temperatures rise under load, and the FCBGA-1295 package exposes all SerDes lanes and I/O signals for maximum board-level flexibility.
Architecturally, the device uses out-of-order e5500 cores backed by a private L1 cache and a shared L2/L3 platform cache, with memory and I/O coherency maintained by the CoreNet fabric. Hardware offload engines reduce CPU interrupt load and lower per-packet latency, which is essential for line-rate forwarding, encryption, and QoS scheduling in carrier-grade networking gear. Compared with discrete CPU-plus-NPU designs, the integrated approach reduces board area, BOM cost, and power consumption while improving determinism.
Typical applications include enterprise and service-provider routers, switches, and network appliances, line cards for modular switches, telecom base-station controllers, industrial control and automation equipment, secure gateways, and networked storage controllers. The combination of PCIe, SATA, and multi-speed Ethernet makes it a single-chip solution for many control-plane aggregation roles. Engineers should pay close attention to power-rail sequencing and SerDes reference-clock design - the NXP hardware-design checklist describes the supported bring-up sequence and reference-clock topology required to bring all high-speed interfaces online reliably. This page aggregates distributor pricing, lifecycle information, drop-in alternatives, and design notes that supplement the manufacturer datasheet.
Alternatives de remplacement direct pour P5040NSN72QC — même boîtier, compatible broche à broche. Les références à boîtier différent nécessitant une retouche du PCB sont exclues.
Variantes de cette série
Modèles de la même série directement compatibles avec P5040NSN72QC (même facteur de forme et même empreinte) — différant par Number of Cores, Package.
Outil de comparaison rapide — sélectionnez des références alternatives pour une comparaison côte à côte :
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P5040NSN72QC Valeurs maximales et caractéristiques électriques
| Product Type | Microprocessor SoC (QorIQ P5 family) |
| Core Architecture | Power Architecture e5500, 64-bit |
| Number of Cores | 4 |
| Maximum Core Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| Memory Controller | DDR3 / DDR3L with ECC |
| Integrated Ethernet | 1 GbE and 10 GbE |
| Integrated I/O | PCIe, SATA |
| Plage de température de fonctionnement | 0 C to +105 C (extended) |
| Boîtier | 1295-ball FCBGA (FC-PBGA), 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm |
| Minimum Supply Voltage | 1.17 V |
| Silicon Revision | Rev 2.1 |
| Type de montage | Surface Mount (BGA) |
| Lead-Free / RoHS | Lead-Free / Compliant |
| Statut du cycle de vie | Not Recommended for New Designs (NRND) |
Guide de configuration des broches du P5040NSN72QC 1295-ball fcbga (fc-pbga), 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Configuration des broches du P5040NSN72QC (boîtier 1295-ball fcbga (fc-pbga), 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm). Ce circuit intégré numérique comprend des GPIO, des interfaces de communication (UART, SPI, I2C) et des broches d'alimentation. Consultez la fiche technique du fabricant pour les fonctions alternatives des broches et les options de configuration. Indispensable pour la conception de systèmes embarqués et la conception de circuits imprimés.
Aucune donnée de brochage détaillée disponible pour P5040NSN72QC.
Consultez la fiche technique pour la configuration complète des broches.
Applications typiques
P5040NSN72QC convient pour 6 applications: Enterprise and Service-Provider Routers, Modular Switch Line Cards, Telecom Base Station Controllers, Industrial Control and Automation, Network-Attached Storage Controllers, Secure Gateway Appliances.
Enterprise and Service-Provider Routers
The P5040NSN72QC's four e5500 cores at 2.2 GHz and integrated 10 GbE plus PCIe controller make it well matched to enterprise router and service-provider edge-router workloads. With four cores available, the part can dedicate threads to forwarding-plane packet processing, encryption/IPsec offload, routing-protocol daemons (OSPF/BGP), and management-plane services without contention. The integrated DDR3 with ECC controller supports routing-table lookups and large ACL databases, while 10 GbE ports connect to uplinks and PCIe lanes fan out to additional accelerators or crypto cards. Compared with discrete CPU-plus-NPU designs, the integrated architecture lowers BOM cost and power per port.
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Modular Switch Line Cards
In modular Ethernet switches the P5040NSN72QC operates as the line-card CPU, controlling PHY and switch-ASIC devices over the integrated PCIe Gen2 links and aggregating management telemetry into the chassis supervisor. The extended 0 to +105 C temperature rating is critical here because line cards in dense chassis see substantial internal ambient rise, and the FCBGA-1295 package keeps the board footprint manageable while exposing many SerDes lanes. The 10 GbE interfaces are typically used for stacking or uplink, while the 1 GbE ports serve management and OOB networks. Hardware accelerators reduce per-packet CPU overhead, leaving cores available for telemetry and control-plane daemons.
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Telecom Base Station Controllers
Base-station controllers and small-cell baseband units require deterministic multi-core compute with low-latency I/O to backhaul and timing distribution - a profile the P5040NSN72QC matches. The four e5500 cores can run the L2/L3 stack, OAM, and synchronization services in parallel, while the integrated SATA supports local storage of logs and configuration, and PCIe links fan out to RF or baseband accelerator cards. The 0 to +105 C range covers outdoor-cabinet and telco-room deployments where ambient temperatures vary widely. Hardware encryption and pattern-matching accelerators offload secure-boot and packet-inspection tasks that would otherwise pin a general-purpose core.
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Industrial Control and Automation
Industrial automation controllers need deterministic compute, ruggedized thermal envelopes, and long-life parts - all areas where the P5040NSN72QC's 0 to +105 C rating and integrated I/O are advantageous. The four cores can host a real-time OS for motion or process control alongside a Linux partition for HMIs, while the Ethernet interfaces connect to PROFINET/EtherCAT/IP fieldbuses via external PHYs or PCIe-attached industrial NICs. ECC memory support improves robustness against soft errors in factory environments. PCIe lanes enable expansion to digital I/O modules, vision interfaces, or motion-control FPGAs.
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Network-Attached Storage Controllers
The P5040NSN72QC's integrated SATA ports combined with PCIe for external SAS expanders or NVMe bridging make it a capable platform for mid-range network-attached storage (NAS) and storage-area-network (SAN) controllers. The four cores run the storage stack (file system, RAID, iSCSI/NFS, deduplication) in parallel while the 10 GbE interfaces aggregate client traffic. ECC memory is essential for storage workloads where silent data corruption is unacceptable. Hardware accelerators speed up checksum, encryption, and compression offloads, leaving cores available for protocol and metadata operations.
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Secure Gateway Appliances
For unified-threat-management (UTM) and secure-gateway appliances, the P5040NSN72QC provides IPsec/SSL offload via its hardware accelerators, freeing cores for deep-packet inspection, IDS/IPS, and policy engines. The 10 GbE interfaces serve WAN uplinks and DMZ segments, while PCIe attaches additional crypto accelerator cards if higher throughput is needed. ECC memory preserves session-table integrity, and the extended temperature rating enables deployment in non-climate-controlled branch offices. The four-core configuration lets OEMs segregate fast-path and control-plane functions to dedicated cores for predictable latency.
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Guide de sélection
Comparaison avec les alternatives
| Paramètre | Ce produit | P5040NSN7TMC | P5040NSN7VNC | P5021NSN7TMC | P5021NSN7QMC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors |
| Package | FCBGA-1295 (37.5x37.5 mm) | FCBGA-1295 (37.5x37.5 mm) - same | FCBGA-1295 (37.5x37.5 mm) - same | FCBGA-1295 (37.5x37.5 mm) - same | FCBGA-1295 (37.5x37.5 mm) - same |
| Number of Cores | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Core Architecture | e5500 64-bit | e5500 64-bit | e5500 64-bit | e5500 64-bit | e5500 64-bit |
| Integrated Ethernet | 1 GbE + 10 GbE | 1 GbE + 10 GbE | 1 GbE + 10 GbE | 1 GbE + 10 GbE | 1 GbE + 10 GbE |
| Memory Controller | DDR3 / DDR3L with ECC | DDR3 / DDR3L with ECC | DDR3 / DDR3L with ECC | DDR3 / DDR3L with ECC | DDR3 / DDR3L with ECC |
| Lifecycle Status | NRND | NRND (same family) | NRND (same family) | NRND (same family) | NRND (same family) |
Principaux différenciateurs
- Quad-core configuration in the P5 family FCBGA-1295 footprint (vs P5021NSN7TMC)
- Extended 0 to +105 C operating temperature range (vs P5040NSN7TMC)
- Integrated 10 GbE plus PCIe plus SATA plus DDR3/ECC (vs P5040NSN7VNC)
Notes de conception
The P5040NSN72QC integrates multiple voltage domains (core, platform cache, DDR PHY, SerDes, I/O) and requires strict power-rail sequencing per the NXP hardware-design checklist. Per the NXP product brief, the minimum supply is 1.17 V on the core rail; exceeding the recommended ramp rate or sequencing order can latch-up the device. Use the sequencing controller recommended in the reference manual and ensure each rail is monotonic with the specified rise time before any subsequent rail starts.
At maximum throughput the SoC dissipates substantial power in the FCBGA package; the 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm body must be paired with a board stack-up that provides a continuous top-layer copper land under the package and thermal vias into inner copper layers. The 0 to +105 C junction rating implies a real-world thermal budget of about 40-50 C rise above ambient in still air, so chassis airflow or a heatsink is required for sustained full-load operation. Use the junction-to-ambient thermal resistance figure from the datasheet to size the heatsink for worst-case load.
FCBGA-1295 requires a high-density PCB stack-up with microvia or stacked-via technology for breakout, 50 ohm controlled-impedance SerDes traces, and length matching within the SerDes lane budget specified in the NXP hardware-design checklist. DDR3 routing demands matched-pair fly-by topology with proper termination and reference-plane continuity. Per NXP guidance, do not route high-speed signals across plane splits and keep SerDes reference clocks within the jitter budget printed on the relevant checklist page.
Common pitfalls include: (1) using a non-validated boot ROM image, which can leave PCIe or Ethernet links in a non-functional state; (2) omitting the SerDes reference-clock termination network specified in the checklist, which causes link-training failures; (3) routing DDR3 address/command on too-long stubs without fly-by termination; (4) failing to read the errata document for the active silicon revision (Rev 2.1) before release. Estimate-based design budgets should be replaced with datasheet figures once a revision is locked.
Informations de conformité
RoHS and lead-free per NXP product page. AEC-Q100 not applicable for networking SoC. Lifecycle is NRND per NXP product information as of 2026-10-17.
