diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/common/mrc_cache.c b/src/northbridge/intel/common/mrc_cache.c
index 82b1005a7a..4c3ee5d43c 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/common/mrc_cache.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/common/mrc_cache.c
@@ -250,3 +250,35 @@ struct mrc_data_container *find_current_mrc_cache(void)
 	//  0. compare MRC data to last mrc-cache block (exit if same)
 	return find_current_mrc_cache_local(cache_base, cache_size);
 }
+
+struct mrc_data_container *
+store_current_mrc_cache(void *data, unsigned length)
+{
+	struct mrc_data_container *mrcdata;
+	int output_len = ALIGN(length, 16);
+
+	/* Save the MRC S3 restore data to cbmem */
+	mrcdata = cbmem_add
+		(CBMEM_ID_MRCDATA,
+		 output_len + sizeof(struct mrc_data_container));
+
+	if (!mrcdata)
+		return NULL;
+
+	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Relocate MRC DATA from %p to %p (%u bytes)\n",
+		   data, mrcdata, output_len);
+
+	mrcdata->mrc_signature = MRC_DATA_SIGNATURE;
+	mrcdata->mrc_data_size = output_len;
+	mrcdata->reserved = 0;
+	memcpy(mrcdata->mrc_data, data, length);
+
+	/* Zero the unused space in aligned buffer. */
+	if (output_len > length)
+		memset(mrcdata->mrc_data+length, 0, output_len - length);
+
+	mrcdata->mrc_checksum = compute_ip_checksum(mrcdata->mrc_data,
+			     mrcdata->mrc_data_size);
+
+	return mrcdata;
+}
diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/common/mrc_cache.h b/src/northbridge/intel/common/mrc_cache.h
index 408a420a1a..1fb6667669 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/common/mrc_cache.h
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/common/mrc_cache.h
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ struct mrc_data_container {
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
 struct mrc_data_container *find_current_mrc_cache(void);
+struct mrc_data_container *store_current_mrc_cache(void *data, unsigned length);
 
 #endif /* NORTHBRIDGE_INTEL_COMMON_MRC_CACHE_H */
diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/haswell/raminit.c b/src/northbridge/intel/haswell/raminit.c
index 4644f05e59..464f7c8694 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/haswell/raminit.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/haswell/raminit.c
@@ -31,30 +31,8 @@
 
 void save_mrc_data(struct pei_data *pei_data)
 {
-	struct mrc_data_container *mrcdata;
-	int output_len = ALIGN(pei_data->mrc_output_len, 16);
-
 	/* Save the MRC S3 restore data to cbmem */
-	mrcdata = cbmem_add
-		(CBMEM_ID_MRCDATA,
-		 output_len + sizeof(struct mrc_data_container));
-
-	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Relocate MRC DATA from %p to %p (%u bytes)\n",
-	       pei_data->mrc_output, mrcdata, output_len);
-
-	mrcdata->mrc_signature = MRC_DATA_SIGNATURE;
-	mrcdata->mrc_data_size = output_len;
-	mrcdata->reserved = 0;
-	memcpy(mrcdata->mrc_data, pei_data->mrc_output,
-	       pei_data->mrc_output_len);
-
-	/* Zero the unused space in aligned buffer. */
-	if (output_len > pei_data->mrc_output_len)
-		memset(mrcdata->mrc_data+pei_data->mrc_output_len, 0,
-		       output_len - pei_data->mrc_output_len);
-
-	mrcdata->mrc_checksum = compute_ip_checksum(mrcdata->mrc_data,
-						    mrcdata->mrc_data_size);
+	store_current_mrc_cache(pei_data->mrc_output, pei_data->mrc_output_len);
 }
 
 static void prepare_mrc_cache(struct pei_data *pei_data)
diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/raminit.c b/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/raminit.c
index a5a627672a..0549de766a 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/raminit.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/raminit.c
@@ -1688,8 +1688,6 @@ static void dump_timings(struct raminfo *info)
 static void save_timings(struct raminfo *info)
 {
 	struct ram_training train;
-	struct mrc_data_container *mrcdata;
-	int output_len = ALIGN(sizeof(train), 16);
 	int channel, slot, rank, lane, i;
 
 	train = info->training;
@@ -1717,26 +1715,7 @@ static void save_timings(struct raminfo *info)
 	printk (BIOS_SPEW, "[6e8] = %x\n", train.reg_6e8);
 
 	/* Save the MRC S3 restore data to cbmem */
-	mrcdata = cbmem_add
-	    (CBMEM_ID_MRCDATA, output_len + sizeof(struct mrc_data_container));
-
-	if (mrcdata != NULL) {
-		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Relocate MRC DATA from %p to %p (%u bytes)\n",
-			&train, mrcdata, output_len);
-
-		mrcdata->mrc_signature = MRC_DATA_SIGNATURE;
-		mrcdata->mrc_data_size = output_len;
-		mrcdata->reserved = 0;
-		memcpy(mrcdata->mrc_data, &train, sizeof(train));
-
-		/* Zero the unused space in aligned buffer. */
-		if (output_len > sizeof(train))
-			memset(mrcdata->mrc_data + sizeof(train), 0,
-				output_len - sizeof(train));
-
-		mrcdata->mrc_checksum = compute_ip_checksum(mrcdata->mrc_data,
-						mrcdata->mrc_data_size);
-	}
+	store_current_mrc_cache(&train, sizeof(train));
 }
 
 #if REAL
diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c
index 1ed77ebd44..6bb77b2c6a 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c
@@ -3938,31 +3938,10 @@ static void final_registers(ramctr_timing * ctrl)
 		 | 0xc);
 }
 
-static void save_timings(ramctr_timing * ctrl)
+static void save_timings(ramctr_timing *ctrl)
 {
-	struct mrc_data_container *mrcdata;
-	int output_len = ALIGN(sizeof (*ctrl), 16);
-
 	/* Save the MRC S3 restore data to cbmem */
-	mrcdata = cbmem_add
-		(CBMEM_ID_MRCDATA,
-		 output_len + sizeof(struct mrc_data_container));
-
-	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Relocate MRC DATA from %p to %p (%u bytes)\n",
-	       ctrl, mrcdata, output_len);
-
-	mrcdata->mrc_signature = MRC_DATA_SIGNATURE;
-	mrcdata->mrc_data_size = output_len;
-	mrcdata->reserved = 0;
-	memcpy(mrcdata->mrc_data, ctrl, sizeof (*ctrl));
-
-	/* Zero the unused space in aligned buffer. */
-	if (output_len > sizeof (*ctrl))
-		memset(mrcdata->mrc_data+sizeof (*ctrl), 0,
-		       output_len - sizeof (*ctrl));
-
-	mrcdata->mrc_checksum = compute_ip_checksum(mrcdata->mrc_data,
-						    mrcdata->mrc_data_size);
+	store_current_mrc_cache(ctrl, sizeof(*ctrl));
 }
 
 static void restore_timings(ramctr_timing * ctrl)
diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_mrc.c b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_mrc.c
index c26f012ff3..8754e4295c 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_mrc.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_mrc.c
@@ -52,32 +52,9 @@
 void save_mrc_data(struct pei_data *pei_data)
 {
 	u16 c1, c2, checksum;
-	struct mrc_data_container *mrcdata;
-	int output_len = ALIGN(pei_data->mrc_output_len, 16);
 
 	/* Save the MRC S3 restore data to cbmem */
-	mrcdata = cbmem_add
-		(CBMEM_ID_MRCDATA,
-		 output_len + sizeof(struct mrc_data_container));
-
-	if (mrcdata != NULL) {
-		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Relocate MRC DATA from %p to %p (%u bytes)\n",
-			pei_data->mrc_output, mrcdata, output_len);
-
-		mrcdata->mrc_signature = MRC_DATA_SIGNATURE;
-		mrcdata->mrc_data_size = output_len;
-		mrcdata->reserved = 0;
-		memcpy(mrcdata->mrc_data, pei_data->mrc_output,
-			pei_data->mrc_output_len);
-
-		/* Zero the unused space in aligned buffer. */
-		if (output_len > pei_data->mrc_output_len)
-			memset(mrcdata->mrc_data+pei_data->mrc_output_len, 0,
-			output_len - pei_data->mrc_output_len);
-
-		mrcdata->mrc_checksum = compute_ip_checksum(mrcdata->mrc_data,
-						mrcdata->mrc_data_size);
-	}
+	store_current_mrc_cache(pei_data->mrc_output, pei_data->mrc_output_len);
 
 	/* Save the MRC seed values to CMOS */
 	cmos_write32(CMOS_OFFSET_MRC_SEED, pei_data->scrambler_seed);