It's a known fact that some games have performance issues with Alder lake processors, this has everything to do with DRM copy protections versus the energy cores on these CPUs. As a result, intel published list of affected games.
An Intel statement mentions that the hybrid CPU core design of Alder Lake may be incompatible with certain games, notably those protected by Denuvo's anti-piracy DRM software and that the company is investigating the issue. A study of the Core i9-12900K proved this when we attempted to run the hit AAA Ubisoft title Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, which was part of our processor test suite and got excluded. The game would fail midway through the test run, or it would simply not boot up at all, depending on the configuration.
This list will be updated as patches are released.
- Anthem*
- Bravely Default 2*
- Fishing Sim World*
- Football Manager 2019*
- Football Manager Touch 2019*
- Football Manager 2020*
- Football Manager Touch 2020*
- Legend of Mana*
- Mortal Kombat 11*
- Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1 and 2*
- Warhammer I*
- Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla*
- Far Cry Primal*
- Fernbus Simulator*
- For Honor*
- Lost in Random*
- Madden 22*
- Maneater*
- Need for Speed – Hot Pursuit Remastered*
- Sea of Solitude*
- Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order*
- Tourist Bus Simulator*
- Maneater*
For Windows 10, the games above are affected, and we are working with developers to get a patch. The games below are also affected. For the list below, you can update to Windows 11 or use the Scroll Lock workaround while we work to get this resolved. This list will also be updated as patches are released.
- Ace Combat 7*
- Assassins Creed Odyssey*
- Assassins Creed Origins*
- Code Vein*
- eFootball 2021*
- F1 2019*
- Far Cry New Dawn*
- FIFA 19*
- FIFA 20*
- Football Manager 2021*
- Football Manager Touch 2021*
- Ghost Recon Breakpoint*
- Ghost Recon Wildlands*
- Immortals Fenyx Rising*
- Just Cause 4*
- Life is Strange 2*
- Madden 21*
- Monopoly Plus*
- Need For Speed Heat*
- Scott Pilgrim vs The World*
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider*
- Shinobi Striker*
- Soulcalibur VI*
- Starlink*
- Team Sonic Racing*
- Total War Saga - Three Kingdoms*
- Train Sim World*
- Train Sim World 2*
- Wolfenstein Youngblood*
Intel publishes list of incompatible games with Alder Lake (due to DRM)
