According to Engadget , Intel seems to have hidden a 'killer' feature on their newly launched 14th generation processors, with the ability to reach 6GHz clock speeds in the blink of an eye. Specifically, the company has not made any public moves regarding the Application Optimization (APO) feature included in the new chips, but a Reddit user reported that it will bring a noticeable performance boost.
As for why Intel decided not to introduce this powerful feature, it may largely come from the fact that APO currently does not support many games, the feature only works with two old titles: Rainbow Six Siege (2015) and Metro Exodus (2019).
Intel 14th Generation Intel CPUs
One of the most impressive examples of APO’s capabilities was shared by user LightMoisture on the Intel subreddit. Using an Intel i9-14900K CPU, the feature increased the frame rate of Metro Exodus from 273 FPS to 339 FPS, equivalent to 24%. Meanwhile, Rainbow Six Siege achieved an even more impressive performance, increasing from 659 FPS to 867 FPS, equivalent to nearly 32% of performance.
The Verge also tested the feature on the highest preset settings at 1080p resolution. APO increased performance for Rainbow Six Siege (with a Core i9-14900K CPU and RTX 4090 GPU) from 615 FPS to 688 FPS, about 12%. For Metro Exodus Enhanced, performance increased from 177 FPS to 207 FPS, equivalent to 17%.
The current downside of APO is that in addition to the limited number of supported games, setting up this feature is quite troublesome. Accordingly, users need to find out exactly whether the motherboard driver supports Intel's Dynamic Tuning or not, but some manufacturers often do not clearly list this detail on the support website. After finding and installing the correct driver, access the PC's BIOS settings to enable APO.
The APO app is then installed from the Microsoft Store, which allows users to quickly manage settings and toggle performance. But some Redditors also reported that the links to the Microsoft Store don't work, and that it's necessary to open the store and search for the Intel APO manually.
New APO feature interface of Intel 14th generation chips
Once set up, however, the feature will automatically detect compatible games when you launch them. If setup gets easier in the future and Intel regularly adds support for new games, it's possible that these new chips could see clock speeds that go beyond the 6GHz we're seeing right now.
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