News Intel IPO delivers better gaming performance than 200S Boost in user benchmarks

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BiliBili user evaluates Intel's IPO and 200S Boost technologies to determine which offers higher gaming performance.

Intel IPO delivers better gaming performance than 200S Boost in user benchmarks : Read more

 

[BladePocok]

Try these results again in the lower segment, not everything is about the high-end top top performance.

 

[truerock]

I installed Gigabyte BIOS version 17c on Tuesday.

I think I'm running the equivalent to IPO and "Intel 200S Boost" at the same time.

I'm using:
VENGEANCE® 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5 CUDIMM 9200
on a
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS MASTER LGA 1851 Motherboard
with a
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Processor

When I turned on "Intel 200S Boost" it set "XMP 1" to DDR5-9200 44-56-56-148-1.450
and an "Advanced Memory Setting" of 9200

Before I just had an "Advanced Memory Setting" of 5600

Note: none of that has any reference to CU-DIMM - which I think is odd.
Perhaps Intel has done no "200S Boost" benchmarking with CU-DIMMS?

My PC boots in roughly 34 seconds instead of 36 seconds.

HWinfo says "Current Memory Clock" is 4000.0 MHz, which I think is the maximum Intel will let memory run with "Intel 200S Boost". Which I too bad for me with my DDR5-9200 CU-DIMMS.

Also, when I turn on "Intel 200S Boost", it turns off the 2 highest "Gigabyte PerfDrive" (preset BIOS settings) choices - but, it allowed me to go from "Performance" to "Extreme".
So, I selected "Extreme" even though it gives a warning when you do that.

So, I think I'm running the equivalent of IPO and "Intel 200S Boost" at the same time.

 

[thestryker]

IPO is also overclocking the CPU cores so it shouldn't be of any surprise that it's faster. This is also seemingly an OEM only setting which leads me to believe that not all CPUs are going to be capable of IPO whereas 200S Boost they are.

Also, when I turn on "Intel 200S Boost", it turns off the 2 highest "Gigabyte PerfDrive" (preset BIOS settings) choices - but, it allowed me to go from "Performance" to "Extreme".
So, I selected "Extreme" even though it gives a warning when you do that.

Unless that Gigabyte setting increases CPU and ring bus clock speed it's just a power setting that will give more headroom to meet stock clocks.

HWinfo says "Current Memory Clock" is 4000.0 MHz, which I think is the maximum Intel will let memory run with "Intel 200S Boost". Which I too bad for me with my DDR5-9200 CU-DIMMS.

It is so if your system is stable with them you'd likely be better off using the XMP profile though it will raise voltage to 1.45.

 

[truerock]

IPO is also overclocking the CPU cores so it shouldn't be of any surprise that it's faster. This is also seemingly an OEM only setting which leads me to believe that not all CPUs are going to be capable of IPO whereas 200S Boost they are.

Unless that Gigabyte setting increases CPU and ring bus clock speed it's just a power setting that will give more headroom to meet stock clocks.

It is so if your system is stable with them you'd likely be better off using the XMP profile though it will raise voltage to 1.45.

If I run "Intel 200S Boost" can I also run Intel Performance Optimizations?

Yes! Intel Performance Optimizations (IPO) and Intel 200S Boost are compatible features designed to enhance CPU performance.
IPO focuses on P-core and E-core clock speeds, while 200S Boost optimizes memory and fabric frequencies.
If you're using an Intel Core Ultra 200S K-series processor with a Z890 motherboard, you can enable both features in the BIOS to maximize gaming performance.
Just make sure your system meets the necessary hardware requirements!

So, did I misunderstand the Tom's article?
To me it seemed Toms was saying you had to run one or the other.
My question was what happens when you run them at the same time?

My cores are running up to 5.7GHz (per HWiNFO)

Wow! I just noticed this in HWiNFO:
Memory Speed: 4600.0 MHz (DDR5-9200 / PC5-73600)
Yesterday, it was 4000MHZ.
Still no mention of CU-DIMM

 

[thestryker]

If I run "Intel 200S Boost" can I also run Intel Performance Optimizations?

IPO isn't available to you period. It's a system integrator level setting which isn't available for public use. If you had a system that supported it then it's an either/or because they are mutually exclusive.

My question was what happens when you run them at the same time?

You cannot.

My cores are running up to 5.7GHz (per HWiNFO)

That is maximum turbo for the 285K at stock.

Wow! I just noticed this in HWiNFO:
Memory Speed: 4600.0 MHz (DDR5-9200 / PC5-73600)
Yesterday, it was 4000MHZ.
Still no mention of CU-DIMM

That means it's no longer running 200S Boost (at least in a supported manner) because the maximum supported is DDR5-8000.

 

[truerock]

IPO isn't available to you period. It's a system integrator level setting which isn't available for public use. If you had a system that supported it then it's an either/or because they are mutually exclusive.

You cannot.

That is maximum turbo for the 285K at stock.

That means it's no longer running 200S Boost (at least in a supported manner) because the maximum supported is DDR5-8000.

I think I am reading the same information on the internet as you. There is not that much out there about "Intel Performance Optimizations" and "Intel 200S Boost".

The thing is, I'm running a Gigabyte Z890 AORUS MASTER motherboard and Gigabyte is doing its thing unrelated to what some of these individuals writing on the internet are doing.

I few weeks ago when I updated my Gigabyte BIOS, it looks like the "Intel Performance Optimizations" are now available in the "Advanced" settings. It looks like Gigabyte has incorporated the "Intel Performance Optimizations" in place of the previous "Gigabyte Optimizations". When you select one of the 3 Intel Optimizations, the 3 Gigabyte Optimizations are greyed-out and no longer selectable.

This week when I updated my BIOS again, a new "Advanced" setting called "Intel 200S Boost" is available. When you turn on "Intel 200S Boost", almost all of the hundreds of advanced settings become un-selectable - but, you can still select one the 3 "Advanced" "Intel Default Settings". I selected "Intel Default Settings - Extreme".

The result of this is almost all of the Gigabyte BIOS "Advanced" "Tweaker" settings are set to "auto" and most are un-selectable.

The thing that is a little odd is that my VENGEANCE® 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5 CUDIMM 9200 is initially limited to "only" 4000MHz (DDR5 8000) when it is physically 4600MHz (DDR5 9200 - CU-DIMM). But, somewhere in all of those "auto" settings in the BIOS something apparently auto-sets the memory to running its full 4600MHz speed - which I was glad to see.

Note: "Gear Mode" is set to "Auto" and maybe that overrides the 8000 limit on my 9200 memory.

 

[adamXpeter]

These adjustments limit IPO from pushing the D2D and NGU as hard as IPO.

???

 

[truerock]

???

Obviously, a typo.

I'm thinking that "Intel 200S Boost" puts a cap of 8000 on memory speed - but, "Intel Performance Optimizations (IPO)" adjusts almost all advanced memory settings to "auto". Each of these twp separate tweaks are twiddling with hundreds of CPU/Memory/Chipset settings.

I would feel more comfortable if Intel delivered them as a single tweak instead of two separate tweaks.