The Epic Games client seems to make some AMD Ryzen processors run at a higher temperature. This statement has been verified by multiple users on Reddit and Hot Hardware.
According to reports, this application seems to continue to use CPU resources, even when running in the background. In the test, running the Epic Games client will increase the temperature of the R9 5950X by 20 degrees Celsius, and no games have been running at this time. The Epic Games client seems to increase the use of certain threads, affecting the temperature of the entire processor.
There is currently a solution that is to use the GOG Galaxy client at the same time, which has a built-in function that can automatically close the “original” game launcher after the game is closed. In this way, once the user leaves the game, the launcher will no longer work in the background.
The Epic Games client is a large game platform that supports the download, installation, and update of a large number of games. It is an official downloader provided by Unreal Engine. Only by starting this downloader can the official game be downloaded.
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