en.Wedoany.com Reported - Intel has added support for seven new games in its binary optimization tool iBOT (Intel Binary Optimization Tool). According to the company, these new games see an average performance improvement of 12%, with a maximum of up to 27%. Users need to install the latest Intel Platform Performance Package, and then enable the feature for the new games under the Advanced tab in the Intel Application Optimization GUI.

iBOT was initially launched with Arrow Lake Refresh chips (such as the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus). The feature is also compatible with Panther Lake chips, as well as Intel's latest HX mobile chips, the Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus and Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus. Older Intel CPUs cannot use iBOT, as the feature requires calling hardware registers for optimization. Intel stated that it plans to support this feature on future CPUs.

Initially supporting 12 games at launch, iBOT has now expanded to 19 titles. In previous tests, the feature delivered an average performance improvement of 8%, with a boost of up to 18% in Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Intel added the following seven games in the latest update: Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition, The Callisto Protocol, Homeworld 3, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Little Nightmares III, Warframe, and Hollow Knight: Silksong.

For these seven new games, Intel claims an average performance improvement of 12% on the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus platform. Test conditions were 1080p high quality, paired with 32GB of DDR5-7200 memory and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card. Specifically, the highest performance boost was seen in Hollow Knight: Silksong at 27%, followed by Warframe with a 16% improvement. Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition saw only a 2% boost, while The Callisto Protocol improved by 8%.

The 19 games currently supported by iBOT are somewhat scattered with no clear pattern, covering popular titles like Warframe and Cyberpunk 2077, as well as less demanding games like Silksong, and titles like The Callisto Protocol that have since passed their peak popularity. This mixed state is expected to continue.

iBOT works similarly to a translation layer, akin to Microsoft Prism, but instead of converting between different instruction set architectures (ISAs), Intel optimizes x86 applications to ensure they use the latest and most efficient instructions. This is achieved through Hardware Profile-Guided Optimizations (HWPGO), which leverages the chip to observe during code execution. Once optimization is complete, Intel packages it into a configuration file and releases it.

While iBOT is a unique feature, it is not suitable for all scenarios. Some games and applications are already sufficiently optimized, and iBOT cannot provide additional gains. Additionally, there are performance differences between chips, even between the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and Core Ultra 7 270K Plus. The feature's performance on power-constrained chips, such as Panther Lake, remains to be seen.

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