Intel Addresses Arrow Lake Gaming Performance Issues with New Updates

Intel releases fixes for Core Ultra 200S processors, with further optimizations planned for January 2025.

Intel has identified and addressed four key issues causing poor gaming performance in its Core Ultra 200S Arrow Lake processors.
The fixes include a Windows update (KB5044384) and new motherboard BIOS firmware, resolving problems with power management, thread scheduling, and BIOS misconfigurations.
A missing Performance & Power Management (PPM) package previously caused up to 30% performance loss in certain workloads, now corrected in the latest Windows update.
Intel's Application Performance Optimizer (APO) is now functional, restoring up to 14% of gaming performance in supported titles.
A final BIOS and firmware update, set for January 2025, is expected to provide additional performance improvements, with full benchmarks to be shared at CES 2025.