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Intel Extreme Tuning Utility Changelog

What's new in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 7.13.1.5

Oct 6, 2023
  • XMP memory tab: text boxes upgraded to dropdowns
  • Removed requirement to manually elevate installer
  • Removed Max Core Frequency monitor
  • Added Max P-Core Frequency and Max E-Core Frequency monitors
  • Added a link to Settings that allows the user to open log folder

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 7.13.0.38 (Oct 2, 2023)

  • XMP memory tab: text boxes upgraded to dropdowns
  • Removed requirement to manually elevate installer
  • Removed Max Core Frequency monitor
  • Added Max P-Core Frequency and Max E-Core Frequency monitors
  • Added a link to Settings that allows the user to open log folder

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 7.12.0.29 (Jun 28, 2023)

  • Updated functionality of auto configure power and current limit button
  • Official transition to new profile format
  • Updated Virtualization Based Security (VBS) error warning and functionality

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 7.11.0.42 (Mar 29, 2023)

  • Ability to run benchmark added to Compact View
  • Control to tune power and current limits added to Compact View
  • Undervolt protection updates
  • Removal of Basic Tuning view
  • Fix for XTU compatibility issue with Smart App Control Windows OS feature
  • Fix for XTU not detecting properly when Windows Hypervisor Platform is enabled
  • Fix for XTU not reading values from BIOS correctly when Undervolt Protection is
  • Enabled

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 7.8.0.21 (Jul 1, 2022)

  • Undervolt protection, Core Isolation Memory Integrity, Virtual Machine State, and Hyper-V state detection and notification updates
  • Dynamic Intel Speed Optimizer feature optimization
  • Support for Windows 11 22H2 SV2
  • Removed support for Kabylake platforms
  • Future Platform(s) Support:
  • Added per-core OC TVB support
  • Added package OC TVB support
  • Added Efficient TVB support

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 7.7.0.12 (Mar 24, 2022)

  • Changes:
  • Future Platform Support:
  • Added per-core OC TVB support
  • Added package OC TVB support
  • Added Intel Speed Optimizer support
  • Added VF Curve support
  • Enhanced AlderLake – S Support:
  • Additional SKU support for Intel Speed Optimizer
  • Added Efficient TVB support
  • Core Isolation Memory Integrity, Virtual Machine State, and Hyper-V state detection and
  • Notification updates
  • Processor family and model naming conventions updated in the System Information tab

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 7.6.0.37 (Dec 15, 2021)

  • Changes:
  • Future Platform Support:
  • Added per-core OC TVB support
  • Added package OC TVB support
  • Basic monitoring support for some locked SKUs
  • Enhanced AlderLake – S Support:
  • Additional SKU support for Intel Speed Optimizer
  • Enabled BCLK UI control
  • DDR5 XMP Gear Multiplier support
  • Core Isolation Memory Integrity, Virtual Machine State, and Hyper-V state detection and notification
  • Removal of Package and Per-Core UI modes
  • Proposed values will no longer persist across sleep states

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 7.5.3.3 (Sep 30, 2021)

  • Changes:
  • Enhanced future platform support
  • Added support for hybrid Performance and Efficient core architecture
  • Added support for Intel Speed Optimizer
  • Added real time memory timings support
  • DDR5 support
  • Added per-core OC TVB support
  • Added package OC TVB support
  • Added VF Curve support
  • Removed BCLK UI control
  • Added HWBot integration for Benchmark 2.0
  • Removed HWBot integration for Benchmark 1.0
  • Fix for voltage-related reboot issue
  • Fix for installation-related issue
  • Decoupled core and cache voltage controls

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 7.5.23 (Sep 14, 2021)

  • Changes:
  • Enhanced future platform support
  • Added support for hybrid Performance and Efficient core architecture
  • Added support for Intel Speed Optimizer
  • Added real time memory timings support
  • DDR5 support
  • Added per-core OC TVB support
  • Added package OC TVB support
  • Added VF Curve support
  • Removed BCLK UI control
  • Added HWBot integration for Benchmark 2.0
  • Removed HWBot integration for Benchmark 1.0
  • Fix for voltage-related reboot issue
  • Fix for installation-related issue

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 7.5.1.3 (Sep 13, 2021)

  • Changes:
  • Enhanced future platform support
  • Added support for hybrid Performance and Efficient core architecture
  • Added support for Intel Speed Optimizer
  • Added real time memory timings support
  • DDR5 support
  • Added per-core OC TVB support
  • Added package OC TVB support
  • Added VF Curve support
  • Removed BCLK UI control
  • Added HWBot integration for Benchmark 2.0
  • Removed HWBot integration for Benchmark 1.0
  • Fix for voltage-related reboot issue
  • Fix for installation-related issue
  • Known Issue(s):
  • HWBot Compare Online feature misidentifies 10850Ks as engineering samples
  • In order to modify the OC TVB Ratio Offset #2, Ratio Offset #1 must not be set to Disable

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 7.5.0.29 (Aug 28, 2021)

  • Changes:
  • Added HWBot integration for Benchmark 2.0
  • Removed HWBot integration for Benchmark 1.0
  • Enhanced AlderLake support:
  • Added support for hybrid Performance and Efficient core architecture
  • Added support for Intel Speed Optimizer
  • Added real time memory timings support
  • DDR5 support
  • Added per-core OC TVB support
  • Added package OC TVB support
  • Added VF Curve support
  • Removed BCLK UI control

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 7.4.1.3 (Jul 6, 2021)

  • Changes:
  • Changein SDKto allow users to configure whether OC values should restore after sleep
  • KnownIssue(s):
  • HWBOT Compare Online feature misidentifies 10850K’s as engineering samples

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 7.4.0.26 (May 13, 2021)

  • Changes:
  • Enhanced TigerLake support
  • Added support for Intel Speed Optimizer
  • Added CPU BCLK Tuning
  • Added real time memory frequency transition capability
  • Updated RocketLake support
  • Added Per-core OC TVB
  • Added Package OC TVB
  • Removed support for Intel Speed Optimizer
  • Removed in-line auto-update feature

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 7.3.0.33 (Mar 4, 2021)

  • Interactive VF Curve display
  • Modern Standby support for WDT
  • Enhanced RKL support:
  • Intel Speed Optimizer support
  • New Refresh control c.SAGV support

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 6.5.2.40 (May 20, 2020)

  • Changes:
  • Updated ISO table and processor lookup fix
  • Drivers included in release :
  • IOCBIOS Device Driver 6.5.1.12
  • Intel® XTU Extension Device 6.5.0.6
  • Intel® XTU Component Device 6.5.2.40
  • ACPI Device Driver 4.0.1.7
  • Watchdog Device Driver 11.7.0.1000
  • ICC Proxy Service Version 11.0.0.1191
  • Know Issues:
  • A portion of this software is object code provided with the Microsoft Enterprise Library.
  • Supported Platforms:
  • 1. IvyBridge,
  • 2. IvyBridgeE,
  • 3. Haswell,
  • 4. HaswellE,
  • 5. Broadwell,
  • 6. BroadwellE,
  • 7. Skylake,
  • 8. Kabylake,
  • 9. KabylakeX,
  • 10. SkylakeX,
  • 11. Coffeelake
  • 12. CascadeLakeX
  • 13. Comet Lake

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 6.4.1.25 (Oct 9, 2018)

  • Integrated graphics stress test does not crash or fail when launched
  • Upgraded settings storage files from SQL Server 3.5 SP1 to 4.0

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 6.4.1.23 (May 22, 2018)

  • ACPI driver crash issue.
  • Fixed an issue with the IOCBIOS where the system BSOD when XTU

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 6.4.1.19 (Feb 13, 2018)

  • Installation and platform support for 8th Gen Intel® Core Processor Family.

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 6.4.1.15 (Nov 2, 2017)

  • Features:
  • Installation and platform support for Next generation Intel Core processor
  • family
  • Defect fixed:
  • Exploit issues fixes related to XTU benchmarking

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 6.4.1.11 (Sep 30, 2017)

  • Features:
  • Installation and platform support for Next generation Intel® Core™ processor
  • family.
  • Defect Fixed:
  • Showing error on click of Show Values of default/normal profile, if there is any error exists in profile.
  • XTU overclocking does not work on RS3 as iocbios driver not get loaded on RS3
  • XTU Crash is observed in calling update profile in SDK
  • On tuning 1
  • Active core ratio”, OCMB write of 0x11 and 0x1D is broken

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 6.3.0.56 (Aug 1, 2017)

  • Features:
  • Installation and platform support for Next generation Intel Core processor family
  • Defect Fixes:
  • 1604411750: [XTU][SKX][BDX]Tuning any one Per core ratio is applied to all per-cores on programming 0x11

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 6.3.0.54 (Jul 15, 2017)

  • Defect Fixes:
  • 1504531317: [XTU] [SKX] Remove dependency between -Core Voltage and Per-Core Voltage Target, Core Voltage Offset and Per Core Voltage Offset.
  • 1604401485: [XTU] [SKX] Per core voltage target can be tuned independently. If any per core voltage target is tuned above package core voltage and applied and then user clicks on Hide Advanced button then highest voltage of per core voltage target needs to be proposed to package voltage.
  • 1604401508: [XTU] [SKX] Per core voltage offset can be tuned independently. If any per core voltage offset is tuned above package core voltage offset and applied and user clicks on Hide Advanced button then highest voltage of per core voltage offset needs to be proposed to package voltage offset.
  • 1604401514: [XTU] If the user tunes any of per core ratio greater than 1 active core ratio, then no need to tune all per ratios and all active core ratio to the user tuned ratio, instead only 1 active ratio should be tuned to the user tuned ratio .
  • 1604401537: [XTU] On Tuning Core voltage/Core voltage offset -only Core Voltage/Core voltage offset should be applied to system. P-code will automatically update per core voltage target/offset. Upon Apply button click per core voltage target/offset data will get refreshed.
  • 1604401519: [XTU] [SKL] [KBL] MMIO write removed for SKL and KBL if 1 Active core is tuned

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 6.2.0.19 (Nov 22, 2016)

  • Installation and platform support for Next generation Intel® Core™ processor
  • family.
  • Defect fixes

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 6.2.0.17 (Oct 27, 2016)

  • FEATURES:
  • Installation and platform support for Next generation Intel Core processor
  • family.
  • Defect fixes
  • DRIVERS INCLUDED IN THIS RELEASE:
  • IOCBIOS Device Driver - 3.0.76.34_MS_Sign
  • ACPI Device Driver - 4.0.0.10_WHLK
  • Watchdog Device Driver - 11.0.0.1149
  • HECI/MEI Device Driver - 11.0.0.1176
  • ICC Proxy Service Version - 11.0.0.1149

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 6.1.2.11 (Aug 27, 2016)

  • Features:
  • Installation and platform support for Next generation Intel Core processor
  • family.
  • Fixed the issue related log deletion during uninstallation of SDK
  • Defect fixes

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 6.1.2.8 (Jul 1, 2016)

  • FEATURES:
  • Installation and platform support for Next generation Intel Core processor family.
  • Introduce per core monitors (Frequencies, Voltage and Utilization).
  • Defect fixes
  • Drivers included in release:
  • IOCBIOS Device Driver 3.0.76.24
  • ACPI Device Driver 5.0.0.0
  • Watchdog Device Driver 11.0.0.1149
  • HECI/MEI Device Driver 11.0.0.1176
  • ICC Proxy Service Version 11.0.0.1149

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 6.0.2.8 (Oct 13, 2015)

  • Features :
  • Installation and platform support for 6th generation Intel Core processor family.
  • Implemented/addressed the following stories/defects
  • XTU ProfileHelperModel.dll is regarded as hostile by Norton Anti-Virus Software
  • Performance improvement required for SDK initialization, Tuning, and profile management
  • XTU SDK binaries (DLL and MSM) are digitally signed
  • Updated WDT driver to the latest version.
  • When XTU is installed on the top of OEM OC application, it will cause OEM application to crash
  • When XTU is uninstalled, the XTU service and drivers are removed which breaks the OEM OC application.
  • XTUCLI command line option does not have a help option.
  • New tuning api to query tuning controls individually o Divided IntelOverclockingSdk.dll into two modules: IntelOverclockingSdk.dll and IntelBenchmarkSdk.dll
  • Introduced new redistributable without BCLK support and BIOS support
  • Drivers included in release:
  • IOCBIOS Device Driver 3.0.76.14
  • ACPI Device Driver 5.0.0.0
  • Watchdog Device Driver 11.0.0.1007
  • HECI/MEI Device Driver 11.0.0.1146 ICC
  • Proxy Service Version 11.0.0.1149

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 6.0.2.1 (Aug 7, 2015)

  • Features:
  • Installation and platform support for Next generation Intel Core processor family.
  • Defect fixes
  • Drivers included in release:
  • IOCBIOS Device Driver 3.0.76.14
  • ACPI Device Driver 5.0.0.0
  • Watchdog Device Driver 11.0.0.1149
  • HECI/MEI Device Driver 11.0.0.1146
  • ICC Proxy Service Version 11.0.0.1149

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 4.1.0.12 (Jun 4, 2013)

  • Features:
  • Installation and platform support for 4th generation Intel Core processor
  • families.
  • Supports run time processor graphics changes to voltage and ratio limits.
  • Implementation of power limit controls via MMIO for improved overclocking.
  • New benchmarking support allows scoring for various system snapshot profiles.
  • Feature is supported for 3rd and 4th generation Intel Core processors only.
  • Profiles can be uploaded to HWBOT.org for purposes of sharing, analyzing comparing against other system platforms) or competing in overclocking competitions. Feature is supported for 3rd and 4th generation Intel Core processors only.
  • Profiles can also be import ed or exported from HWBOT.org or between peers.
  • Known Issues:
  • XTU exposes graphics controls when there is no tunable device available or if the graphics driver is not installed. Tuning these controls should not result in any change to the system.

New in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 4.0.6.102 (Mar 19, 2013)

  • New Features:
  • Installer includes the complete Microsoft SQL Server CE redistributable. This fixes the issue where conflicting versions caused XTU to hang at launch.
  • All OC mailbox writes are now aggregated per mailbox domain and write command to avoid instabilities that may result in changing voltage modes, targets and ratio values separately.