Seems the joke I made earlier may have been true after all :
"It is also reported that EGL sends 14x as much data as Steam and NVIDIA Experience while working in the background"
videocardz.com
Perhaps another test routine they forgot to remove?
"It is also reported that EGL sends 14x as much data as Steam and NVIDIA Experience while working in the background"

Epic Games Launcher makes AMD Ryzen CPUs run hotter even without any game running - VideoCardz.com
Game launcher caught making Ryzen CPUs hotter. Epic Games Launcher increases the temperature of AMD Ryzen CPUs, even when idle It appears that Epic Games Launcher is making some Ryzen processors run hotter, as reported by multiple users on Reddit and verified by Hot Hardware. The applications...

Perhaps another test routine they forgot to remove?
