--- title: AMD's fTPM is still causing random stutters, but the fix... description: AMD's firmware-based TPM (fTPM) has been causing intermittent system-wide stutters on Ryzen systems for years, and the issue remains unresolved for many users.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/amd-s-ftpm-is-still-causing-random-stutters-but-the-fix-could-cost-you-money-lyypfwiu4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: AMD's fTPM is still causing random stutters, but the fix could cost you money | daily.dev og:description: AMD's firmware-based TPM (fTPM) has been causing intermittent system-wide stutters on Ryzen systems for years, and the issue remains unresolved for many users.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/amd-s-ftpm-is-still-causing-random-stutters-but-the-fix-could-cost-you-money-lyypfwiu4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/LYypFwIu4.png og:image:alt: AMD's fTPM is still causing random stutters, but the fix could cost you money og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # AMD's fTPM is still causing random stutters, but the fix could cost you money **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary AMD's firmware-based TPM (fTPM) has been causing intermittent system-wide stutters on Ryzen systems for years, and the issue remains unresolved for many users. Unlike a dedicated hardware TPM chip, fTPM runs through the motherboard's SPI flash memory, which can cause random freezes. Linus Torvalds publicly criticized the implementation in 2023. Two workarounds exist: applying the latest BIOS update (which fixes it for some) or disabling fTPM and optionally purchasing a discrete dTPM module, which adds cost but fully resolves the problem. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Your Ryzen CPU used to encrypt your RAM. 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