For months, some AMD users have been reporting performance concerns, with one user describing a sudden reduction in frame rate and occasionally “robotic” sounding audio. The business replied to complaints only recently and traced the problem back to “extended fTPM-related memory operations in SPI flash memory (“SPIROM”) installed on the motherboard.” AMD notes that this can result in “temporary pauses in system interactivity or responsiveness” — or, in simple terms, stuttering.
