Without tuned energy profiles, a separate however associated characteristic known as the Intel Application Performance Optimizer (APO) could not kick in, lowering efficiency by between 2 and 14 %.
Current BIOS updates for motherboards comprise optimized efficiency and energy settings that “weren’t persistently toggled” in early BIOS variations for these boards. This might additionally have an effect on efficiency by between 2 and 14 %.
The fifth and closing repair for the problems Intel has recognized is coming in a later BIOS replace that the corporate plans to launch “within the first half of January 2025.” The microcode updates in that BIOS replace ought to present “one other modest efficiency enchancment within the single-digit vary,” primarily based on Intel’s efficiency testing throughout 35 video games. When that microcode replace (model 0x114) has been launched, Intel says it plans to launch one other assist doc with extra detailed efficiency comparisons.
If an extended Intel assist doc detailing a multi-stage collection of fixes for elusive efficiency points is providing you with deja vu, you’re most likely interested by this different, extra significant issue with Thirteenth- and 14th-generation Core CPUs from earlier this yr. In that case, the problem was that the CPU might request extra voltage than it might deal with, finally resulting in degraded efficiency and crashes.
These voltage requests might completely injury the silicon, so Intel prolonged the warranties of most Thirteenth- and 14th-gen Core CPUs from three years to 5. The firm additionally labored with motherboard makers to launch a string of BIOS updates to maintain the issues from occurring once more. The same string of BIOS updates might be vital to repair the issues with the Core Ultra 200S chips.
