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Intel is again releasing almost the same thing as a year ago. The rest of the Raptor Lake Refresh processor lineup has been revealed
Intel has finally decided to extend support for the Application Optimization (APO) function to older processors.
Initially, the company said that APO was created specifically for the Raptor Lake Refresh CPU, but now it said that some processors from the Alder Lake (12th generation Core) and Raptor Lake (Core) lines will also receive it 13th generation). True, supposedly each specific CPU model must be configured manually for support, so, firstly, it will take time, and secondly, not all processors from previous lines will receive APO support. These will mainly be older models with an unlocked multiplier. In addition, APO will also support the new generation of mobile Core HX.
Intel also said that many new games will receive APO support. Let us remind you that at the moment there are only two of them: Rainbow Six Siege and Metro Exodus. The list has been expanded with 14 more games, including Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, F1 22, Strange Brigade, World War Z, Dirt 5 and World of Warcraft.
Recall that APO is an evolution of Thread Director technology, which optimizes workloads based on the specific software being used and the underlying architecture best suited for the task. The essence of APO's work is quite simple: a certain game (for now we are only talking about games) is added by Intel to the list of supported ones, and APO adjusts the work of the Thread Director, making the processor more efficient in a specific game. As tests of the first two games have shown, the increase can be huge: 20–30%.