Users have reported that AMD graphics card drivers are causing excessive background data writes to system drives. The issue persists even when computers are idle, with some users observing write speeds ranging from several hundred kilobytes to 5 megabytes per second.
Data from specific users indicates that an AMD RX 9070 XT setup records approximately 5 megabytes per second, while an RX 7900 XTX configuration shows 0.7 megabytes per second. These constant write operations can theoretically reach 13 terabytes of data over 30 days of continuous operation.
The problem has been traced to the AMD External Events Utility service and its associated atieclxx.exe background process. Some users discovered the issue only after receiving health degradation alerts from their solid-state drive monitoring software.
AMD has acknowledged the reports and is currently investigating the situation. The company stated that the issue involves an interaction between the AMD External Events Utility and the Microsoft PCIe filter driver.
A fix for the driver issue is currently undergoing testing. AMD plans to incorporate this patch into a future driver update to resolve the excessive background write activity reported by users.
