Epic Games Launcher may cause your AMD Ryzen CPU to run hotter even when idle
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According to a recent Reddit post that has since blown up, it looks like the Epi Games Launcher can increase CPU temperatures on AMD Ryzen processors by up to 20C even when running in idle. Some tests were performed that seemingly confirms the optimization issue on AMD CPUs.
According to the original post on Reddit, one user found their CPU idle temperatures for their Ryzen 7 5800X dropped from 50C to 37C when they fully disabled the Epic Games Launcher. Many users also reported the same drop with their own processors after reading the post, with some reporting an even worse difference on laptop CPUs.