Intel releases Extreme Tuning Utility 10.0, supports Core Ultra 200S only

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Intel XTU 10 released



Intel has a new version of XTU available starting this week. This tool is not intended for older platforms; the 10.0 release only supports the upcoming Core Ultra 200 series. Therefore, do not download it unless you are already using an Arrow Lake-S processor.

At this moment, it is unclear if Intel plans to extend 10.0 support to older platforms. However, you can still use the previous version (7.14), which supports Core 14th and older systems.

It’s worth noting that XTU only works on high-end boards that support overclocking, specifically the Z790, Z690, or Z890 in the case of Arrow Lake-S.
 

Intel® XTU: 

• Intel® XTU version 7.14.2.14: supports unlocked Intel® Core™ processors (14th gen) and older processors.
  
• Intel® XTU version 10.0 or newer: supports unlocked Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) 
  

In terms of changes, XTU has been rewritten to use a new platform called IPF. Intel has not provided an explanation of what this means, but it may be covered in detail in the upcoming reviews on October 24th. The tool is compatible with both Windows 10 and 11 systems.
 

Changes

• Replaced XTU drivers with the Intel® Innovation Platform Framework (Intel® IPF)
  
• Only supported processor family is Arrow Lake
  
• Added SA Fabric controls
  
• Added Dual Reference Clock controls
  
• Added support for Granular per-core ratios
  
•  Added support for Maximum Voltage
  
• Added per-point Real Time Memory Timings controls
  
• Added Core Parking controls
  
• Security improvements
  
• Per-core ratio controls will no longer be automatically tuned based on values tuned in the active-core ratios.
  • 1 Active Core Ratio will be automatically tuned upwards if per-core ratios are tuned above the current 1 Active Core Ratio. Otherwise, active-core ratios controls will no longer be automatically tuned based on values tuned in the per-core ratios.
    
  • The effective ratio will be the lower of the applicable active-core and per-core ratios
    
• “Default” voltage has been removed from Voltage Override controls. All Voltage Override controls will now reflect their true value, even at boot.
  
• OC TVB is now available on E-Cores, per-core
  

In case you never used or heard about XTU, Intel has a lengthy article about the features. 

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