Intel adds 7 more games to its IBOT-boosted list, though few of them stand out as being in dire need of more CPU horsepower

A photo of an Intel Core Ultra 7 2750K Plus processor, resting against a colorful, Intel-branded box.

For the launch of its Core Ultra 200S Plus processors, Intel released a software package called Binary Optimization Tool (IBOT for short), which promised to give certain games a substantial boost in performance. The chip giant also promised that it would be rolling out updates when possible, and true to its word, the first one has just landed.

As explained in a short article about the update, IBOT "analyzes how a game’s machine code behaves on Intel hardware and intelligently redirects certain workloads through optimized execution paths." It's only available for Core Ultra 200S Plus desktop and mobile chips, plus the Core Ultra Series 3 range (Panther Lake), so only a relatively small number of Intel CPU owners can use it.