Intel releases XTU version 10 exclusively for Core Ultra 200S Arrow Lake CPUs

Core Ultra 200S CPU
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Intel is splitting support for its 14th Generation and older CPUs and new Core Ultra 200S (codenamed Arrow Lake) processors with its latest update for its monitoring and overclocking tool, Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU). XTU version 10 is entirely exclusive to Arrow Lake CPUs and features many feature updates that take advantage of Intel's new Arrow Lake architecture.

As a result, Intel has divided its XTU application into two separate downloads to accommodate its entire roster of previous-generation and current-generation parts. Version 10.0.0.76 is aimed at Arrow Lake CPUs, while the existing version 7.14.2.14 is available to download for 14th Generation Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs and older.

XTU v10 Patch Notes:

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.

o 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.

o 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

Aaron Klotz
Contributing Writer

Aaron Klotz is a contributing writer for Tom’s Hardware, covering news related to computer hardware such as CPUs, and graphics cards.

  • jp7189
    I'm hoping we see some good OC headroom on these chips.

    I'm holding out hope that Arrow 's reportedly lower clocks are the result of a knee jerk reaction from Intel's liability lawyers to the 13th and 14th gen debacle and not so much a technical limit.
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