Intel XTU is a Windows-based performance-tuning software that enables novice and experienced enthusiasts to overclock, monitor, and stress a system. The software interface exposes a set of robust capabilities common in most enthusiast platforms along with new features available on new Intel application processors and Intel motherboards.
Two versions of Intel XTU exist:
All Intel Extreme Tuning Utility versions require a chipset that supports full overclocking (IA, BCLK, Memory), such as “Z” Chipset (Z890, Z790, Z690, etc.).
What’s New:
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.
- 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
Known Issue(s)
- When setting Granular Ratios, after reboot ratios can get rounded up. To work around this, XTU will attempt to round ratios down to the next lowest integer on shutdown. If this fails the workaround is to perform a cold reboot of the system.
- On boot XTU’s persistence feature may not always restore rounded-down ratios
- Some IPF providers, when installed along with XTU, can cause XTU to crash. IPF SOC Thermal provider, PMT provider, and IGCL provider are known to cause this to happen.
- The IGCL Provider is required for Graphics Frequency monitoring.
- Graphics Voltage monitoring is unavailable.
- System Agent Voltage monitor is unavailable.
- On startup core parking active values will show as Unparked. After one is set, its active value in XTU will reflect the last value it was set to in XTU. XTU will not reflect changes to core parking status made by other apps or processes. Cores’ current parked status can be checked using Windows Resource Monitor.
- High memory utilization has been observed on some systems when running XTU for extended periods, please make sure to have the latest graphics driver updates installed.
- Package and Core TDP monitors can be inaccurate under heavy throttling with higher polling periods. The workaround is to set a faster polling period.
- Tuning Turbo Boost Power Time Window can erroneously lower Turbo Boost Short
- Power Max. This is reflected in the UI and the workaround it to raise Turbo Boost
- Short Power Max after tuning Turbo Boost Power Time Window.
Chipset Requirement
- Intel Extreme Tuning Utility for unlocked Intel Core Ultra desktop processors (Series 2) requires a chipset that supports full overclocking (IA, BCLK, Memory), such as Intel Z890 Chipset.
Supported Platforms:
Note: Intel XTU may or may not work on unsupported processors.
Supported Operating Systems:
- Windows 10 22H2
- Windows 11 21H2
- Windows 11 22H2
- Windows 11 23H2
- Windows 11 24H2
Note: XTU is supported on 64-bit Operating systems only
Warning: Please make sure your processor is supported before downloading the latest version of Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel XTU).
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