Geekbench 6 warns about inconsistent benchmarking performance from new Core Ultra 200S Plus chips — says Intel's IPC boosting Binary Optimization Tool modifies scores in 'unclear' fashion

Geekbench 6 has raised concerns about inconsistent benchmarking performance of Intel's new Core Ultra 200S Plus chips due to the Binary Optimization Tool that modifies instructions at the hardware level to boost IPC. John Poole from Geekbench warned that the tool's impact on benchmark scores is unclear, with scores potentially increasing by up to 40% with the tool enabled. Intel lacks public documentation on how the tool optimizes code, making it challenging to assess its effectiveness across different applications. To address this issue, Geekbench will flag benchmark results on iBOT-supported chips as potentially invalid due to binary modification tools. Intel is cautious about the tool's rollout and is currently using it in Geekbench 6.3 to showcase its potential performance enhancements.