The latest BIOS for Intel’s recently released Core Ultra “Meteor Lake” CPUs shows significant performance and efficiency improvements.
Optimum power management with Intel pre-built firmware can be forgotten as the new BIOS offers performance improvements on Core Ultra “Meteor Lake” CPUs.
Intel’s recently released Meteor Lake “Core Ultra” processors are in the hands of reviewers and early customers. Based on previous reviews Ultrabook review, Intel’s Meteor Lake laptops come with an earlier version of BIOS firmware, which significantly affects performance, primarily because it introduces inefficiencies in the power supply process. The review notes that Intel has noted the issue and is working with partners to provide a solution. Therefore, ASUS has already released the latest UEFI firmware update, resulting in noticeable improvements in performance and efficiency.
Based on benchmarks by UltrabookReview author Andrei Girbia, when upgrading to BIOS version 203 from the previous 201, a 12.5% increase in performance was observed in the Cinebench test. The author states that he collects data for other applications. Here’s what he had to say:
After the cold boot I restarted to refresh the laptop and refreshed the Cinebench results again. In Cinebench R23, the CPU starts at 50W and ends at around 35W for optimal performance. For a 10 minute loop, the power starts at 50 watts, then gradually decreases and stabilizes at about 28 watts (it reaches 28 watts after about 5-6 minutes).
201: CineBench R23: CPU 12357 points (best run), CPU 11342 points (10-minute loop test), single-core CPU 1751 points (best run);
203: CineBench R23: CPU 13873 points (best run), CPU 12132 points (10-minute loop test), single-core CPU 1761 points (best run);Yes, 3dmark and Uniengine are in BIOS 203. Everything is in BIOS 203 except games and Cinebench R24. They are still being updated.
Another interesting information here is the review of the famous device leaker Upgrade Golden Pig A week ago, the company cited the same “inefficient power system” in its tests. The reviewer stated that there was a scheduling issue due to initial performance scaling and after updating the laptop with the latest firmware, significant improvements were noted in both power consumption and performance.
Since this is a new architecture, Intel Core Ultra “Meteor Lake” CPUs and related laptops will see several changes, optimizations and similar BIOS firmware updates resulting in further performance and efficiency improvements. This is Intel’s first microchip design and we also reported that Intel is working on a new driver that can handle CPU/GPU performance below 28W in power saving mode. These updates will be rolled out gradually in the first quarter of 2024, when Meteor Lake laptops will be available to most customers.
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