Intel has announced its plans to extend Application Performance Optimization (APO) technology support to some of its older 12th and 13th Gen CPUs, including the K-series chips. This move comes after the technology was initially limited to certain 14th Gen (Raptor Lake Refresh) CPUs. APO has shown significant performance gains, with boosts of up to 32% in specific games, such as Metro Exodus and Rainbow Six: Siege.
Previously, there was disappointment among users when attempting to run APO on the older Intel 12th and 13th Gen CPUs, as the feature was not supported. However, Intel’s decision to bring APO support to these older chips is welcome news for gamers running K-Series CPUs within the 12th and 13th Gen families.
The implementation of APO on these CPUs requires individual optimization for each chip, which presents a considerable task for Intel due to the vast number of chips in each generation. As a result, the company is primarily targeting the K-series CPUs in this endeavor.
Intel has also announced a list of new titles that will receive APO support, including Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, F1 22, Strange Brigade (Vulkan), World War Z, Dirt 5, and World of Warcraft. Additionally, Intel plans to include its 14th Gen Raptor Lake-HX CPUs in the list of supported chips for APO. To enable APO on existing 600 and 700-series motherboards with 12th and 13th Gen CPUs, a BIOS update will be required.
Overall, Intel’s expansion of APO support marks a positive step forward for the company. This feature effectively leverages the E-Core architecture’s horsepower within the CPUs, leading to improved gaming performance. It is expected that Intel will continue to fine-tune performance for existing and older hybrid chips. The hope remains that the support will eventually extend to Non-K CPUs, which constitute a significant portion of gaming sales for Intel.
The source of the article is from the blog cheap-sound.com