Summary
Describes the partition needed to install Intel® Performance Maximizer tool.
Description
| Note | Intel® Performance Maximizer will be discontinued as of April 24, 2023. For an alternative overclocking experience explore Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility. |
Unable to install the Intel® Performance Maximizer tool. Error message showing: Failed to create a partition.
Resolution
Intel® Performance Maximizer tool requires 16 GB of free disk space.
| Note |
This application allows the end user to shrink an existing disk partition to provide 16 GB of disk space. |
Follow the steps below to resolve Intel® Performance Maximizer tool installation issue:
- Create an unallocated space of 17 GB at the end of the drive C manually and let Intel® Performance Maximizer tool detect and use it.
- If still not able to proceed, uninstall and reinstall the Intel® Performance Maximizer tool.
- Reinstall the operating system.
| Note |
The Intel® Performance Maximizer does not support 11th and 12th Generation of Intel® Core™ Processors. There are no plans to support future generation product automatic overclock tuning using the Intel® Performance Maximizer application. |