The Intel Application Optimization tool is reportedly still under continuous development, as claimed by an Intel engineer. Intel will bring a newer update at the end of this quarter.
Intel Claims to be Fully Committed to The APO and Will Bring New Improvements With the Upcoming Update for the Latest Intel Processors
Intel APO or Application Optimization, which was initially launched for the Raptor Lake Refresh, aka 14th gen processors, to ensure games can fully utilize the Performance cores, doesn't get frequent updates if you have ever monitored its progress. A new update is usually seen in several months, to the point where Intel CPU owners are speculating whether Intel has dropped the development of APO. However, Intel has finally responded that it hasn't yet ditched the feature and will continue to deliver the latest updates regularly.
In a Reddit thread, an Intel Engineer with the username "Aaron_McG_Official" responded to users that the company is still "100%" committed to developing APO, upgrading the feature to enhance performance and support more games. The progress is quite slow if you check the previous updates, as only a couple of games are added for support in each update, and a lot of users complain that they still can't get the newly listed games to work with the APO.
Intel engineer argues, saying that the absence of the user's APO list is usually due to the incompatibility with particular CPU models or system configurations, especially when the system isn't set to the "stock" settings. And as far as the updates are concerned, Intel says that it released an update in May and another one should be expected soon with better capabilities than before, which isn't just forcing the games to run on the Performance cores, which is one of the major functions of APO.
If you are familiar with the tool's function, the APO helps games run on the P-cores, delivering superior performance. Previously, it was limited to a few SKUs, but with the release of Arrow Lake CPUs, Intel is moving forward to enhance support for newer CPUs rather than older architectures. This is what Intel's engineer confirmed in another comment when a user asked about the support on Intel's 12th and 13th gen processors.
It's unknown what exactly Intel's APO will bring to the table with the new update, but it appears that it's getting bigger and a more complex optimization system, which would tweak the performance apart from forcing games onto P-cores.
News Sources: Reddit, via @unikoshardware
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