AIDA64 v8.30 Bakes In Support for Intel’s Nova Lake CPUs and AMD’s 2027 Medusa “Zen 6” APUs

FinalWire has released the updated AIDA64 software, offering support for next-gen CPUs such as AMD Zen 6 APUs & Intel Nova Lake.

AMD Zen 6 "Ryzen" CPUs & Intel Nova Lake Get Early Support In AIDA64 v8.30

The latest AIDA64 release has some major updates. One of these is AIDA FPS, which expands the feature set of the software suite with a new module that captures real-time FPS data from DX11 and DX12 games. The data can be displayed across all existing outputs, including SensorPanel, OSD, tray icons, and logging. The full change log is listed below:

New in AIDA64 8.30

• AIDA FPS (AIDA64 Extreme only)
  Works on Windows 10 and 11, supports DirectX 11 and 12 games, and uses minimal system resources. It automatically detects and reports FPS from the game with the highest GPU usage on the system. Refer to the User manual for more details.
• APX optimized SHA3 benchmark for next-gen architectures
  Enhanced SHA3 benchmark optimized with Intel APX for improved performance on Intel Diamond Rapids and Nova Lake.
• Support for Intel Core Ultra 250K Plus and 270K Plus (aka Arrow Lake-S Refresh)
• Improved support for Intel Wildcat Lake and Nova Lake CPUs
• Preliminary support for AMD Zen 6-based APUs
• Turing (Turzx) 4.6-inch and 12.3-inch LCD support
• Aqua Computer Ampinel and Thermal Grizzly WireView Pro II sensor support
• Advanced support for Adaptec RAID controllers
  Expanded compatibility and improved detection for Adaptec RAID controllers across supported systems.
• USB-NVMe passthrough support for Realtek RTL9220
• Support for EXPO 1.2 memory profiles
• GPU details for Intel Arc Pro B65 and Arc Pro B70
• GPU details for NVIDIA RTX Pro 4500 Blackwell Server Edition 

Besides AIDA FPS and the overall optimizations, one of the major changes is improved support for Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPUs. Nova Lake CPUs will be launching later this year, first hitting desktop PCs with up to 52 cores and massive 288 MB of cache. The change log also tells that FinalWire has added a new SHA3 benchmark for APX-optimized architectures such as Intel Diamond Rapids "Xeon" and Nova Lake "Core Ultra".

There's also preliminary AMD Zen 6 APU support being added. The AMD Zen 6 APU lineup, codenamed Medusa, will feature various SKUs and configurations. The lineup will be branded under the Ryzen AI 500 series and is expected to launch in early 2027. AMD's Zen 6 architecture will also be adopted by Olympic Ridge Desktop CPUs, which are anticipated around a similar timeframe.

Lastly, there's support for AMD's EXPO 1.2 technology listed, which has recently started gaining traction with early BIOS support landing from ASUS. EXPO 1.2 is a key enabler of CUDIMM DDR5 memory that is going to be supported through next-gen Ryzen Desktop CPUs on existing platforms that have respective BIOS updates from motherboard vendors.

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