{
  "id": 16740078,
  "title": "Intel's APX offers 'better performance' in Windows 11 according to new Insider setting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/intels-apx-offers-better-performance-in-windows-11-according-to-new",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-27T11:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/intels-apx-offers-better-performance-in-windows-11-according-to-new-insider-setting-microsoft-begins-early-enablement-for-advanced-performance-extensions-on-nova-lake-cpus"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A new Advanced Performance Extensions (APX) option debuted in Windows Insider build 29295, promising a performance boost for compatible chips. The feature, set to debut with Intel's Nova Lake Core Ultra 400-series chips in early 2027, enhances application performance on Intel's APX-compatible CPUs. APX introduces 16 general-purpose registers and three-operand instruction formats, reducing loads and stores by 10% and 20% respectively. While developers must recompile their applications for APX-capable CPUs, Microsoft is reportedly working on improving Windows 11's compatibility with lower RAM configurations.",
  "summary": "Microsoft has begun testing the option to enable Intel's Advanced Performance Extensions, or APX, which will bring a performance boost to some apps — although no chips with APX support are available as yet.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Windows is preparing for Intel's biggest x86 change in years, but only Xeon chips will use it at first",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/windows-is-preparing-for-intels-biggest-x86-change-in-years-but-only",
        "published": "2026-10-26T19:06:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}