Intel Application Optimizer (APO) now working on 12th and 13th gen CPUs

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Previous thread announcing this is now locked.

This is now working on i7 and i9 from the 12th and 13th gen. But there are some hoops.

• You need a BIOS which includes the Intel Dynamic Tuning Technology option and enable it.
• You need the Intel DTT driver which supports 12th and 13th gen, currently this is v9.0.11405.42569.
• You need the latest APO app from the Microsoft Store.

It is meant to support i3 and i5 but I haven’t seen any reports of success yet.
It is working fine on my 13700K and Z690.

 

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Yeah, I found the other announcement post now, buried in the 14th gen thread.

 

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True, but if you happen to be playing one of the games (currently 14) it might be worth it.

I’ve seen reports that the latest BIOS from ASUS now adds support for 12th gen. I’ve edited the first post to reflect this.

 

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Totally bare bones install of Windows 10.

In that case you certainly won't be bothering. It is Windows 11 only (I guess it relies on the improved scheduler).
The driver install footprint is 23MB. The UI app is 10MB. That is not too bad compared to all the junk that a typical audio driver installs.