Intel confirms that APO functionality will not be released to the 12th/13th generation Core processors

At present, the processors that support APO are only limited to i7-14700K, i7-14700KF, i9-14900K, and i9-14900KF. It is currently unclear whether i5 support can be added in the future.

One of the main features of the 14th generation Intel Core processor (Raptor Lake Refresh) is support for Intel Application Optimization (APO).

APO is based on Thread Director technology, paired with the Windows 11 operating system, responsible for load distribution between different types of kernels.

APO disables individual E cores when they are not needed, or enables some of them at high clock speeds for workloads that require more threads. Intel APO is integrated into motherboard software to automatically detect programs and their requirements, and allocate CPU resources in real-time to achieve optimal application performance.Currently, only two games, Rainbow Six: Siege and Subway: Departure, support APO. IT Home previously reported that Reddit user "LightMovie" found that opening APO can increase the FPS of "Rainbow VI: Siege" from 659 to 867, an increase of 31%; The FPS of 'Subway: Departure' has also increased from 273 to 339, an increase of 24%.

In the conversation with HardwareUnboxed, the Intel representative did not directly answer the question about whether there were technical reasons that prevented Raptor Lake (13th generation Core) and Alder Lake (12th generation Core) processors from implementing APO functionality.

（From IT home）