Framework Laptop Series
Processor: AMD Phoenix (Zen 4) R7 7840U, AMD Phoenix (Zen 4) R9 7940HS, AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300) Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, Intel Alder Lake-P i7-1260P, Intel Meteor Lake-H Ultra 7 155H, Intel Raptor Lake-P i7-1360P, Intel Raptor Lake-P i7-1370P, Intel Tiger Lake i7-1165G7Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Radeon 890M, AMD Radeon RX 7700S, Intel Arc 8-Core, Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs
Display: 13.50 inch, 16.00 inch
Weight: 1.3kg, 1.325kg, 1.334kg, 1.338kg, 1.34kg, 1.341kg, 1.355kg, 2.418kg
Price: 1450, 1500, 2100, 2400 euro
Average of 18 scores (from 16 reviews)
Framework Laptop 13.5
Specifications
Notebook: Framework Laptop 13.5Processor: Intel Tiger Lake i7-1165G7
Graphics Adapter: Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs
Display: 13.50 inch, 3:2, 2256 x 1504 pixels
Weight: 1.3kg
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Big manufacturers like Microsoft ought to start taking notes. A thin-and-light laptop that is also easy to upgrade and repair can actually work proving that not every component needs to be soldered or integrated.
Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Specifications
Notebook: Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen IntelProcessor: Intel Alder Lake-P i7-1260P
Graphics Adapter: Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs
Display: 13.50 inch, 3:2, 2256 x 1504 pixels
Weight: 1.325kg
Price: 1450 euro
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When the original Framework Laptop launched last year, one of its key promises was the ability for owners to upgrade to newer processors with just a simple swap of the motherboard. The manufacturer is standing firm on its claims with the 2022 refresh.
Framework Laptop 13.5 13th Gen Intel
Specifications
Notebook: Framework Laptop 13.5 13th Gen IntelProcessor: Intel Raptor Lake-P i7-1370P
Graphics Adapter: Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs
Display: 13.50 inch, 3:2, 2256 x 1504 pixels
Weight: 1.338kg
Price: 1500 euro
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Framework has established itself as a unique and successful player in the laptop market dominated by popular flagship models like the Dell XPS, HP Spectre, Lenovo Yoga, or Asus Zenbook. The Framework Laptop 13.5 is back this year and it's faster than ever, but the overall design could use some more customization.
Framework Laptop 13.5 Ryzen 7 7840U
Specifications
Notebook: Framework Laptop 13.5 Ryzen 7 7840UProcessor: AMD Phoenix (Zen 4) R7 7840U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon 780M 512 MB
Display: 13.50 inch, 3:2, 2256 x 1504 pixels
Weight: 1.334kg
Price: 1500 euro
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The AMD Zen 4 U-series platform makes the Intel Core P-series look obsolete. Unless if you value one or two very specific Intel features, then the new AMD Framework should be a no-brainer for most users.
Framework Laptop 16
Specifications
Notebook: Framework Laptop 16Processor: AMD Phoenix (Zen 4) R9 7940HS
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon RX 7700S 8192 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 2.418kg
Price: 2400 euro
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The name may be generic, but the design is anything but. The environmentally-friendly Laptop 16 takes everything great about the Laptop 13.5 and bumps it up a notch with even more upgradeable and customizable components including a removable Radeon RDNA 3 GPU.
Foreign Reviews
Source: Inside Handy
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/04/2024
Rating: Total score: 77%
Source: Inside Handy
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/04/2024
Rating: Total score: 77%
Source: Chip.de
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/04/2024
Rating: Total score: 93% price: 67% performance: 100% features: 96% display: 99% mobility: 85% ergonomy: 81%
Source: Chip.de
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/04/2024
Rating: Total score: 93% price: 67% performance: 100% features: 96% display: 99% mobility: 85% ergonomy: 81%
Source: Chip.de
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/26/2024
Rating: Total score: 93% price: 67% performance: 100% features: 96% display: 99% mobility: 85% ergonomy: 81%
Source: Chip.de
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/26/2024
Rating: Total score: 93% price: 67% performance: 100% features: 96% display: 99% mobility: 85% ergonomy: 81%
Source: PC Welt
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/15/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC Welt
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/15/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Framework Laptop 13.5, i7-1360P
Specifications
Notebook: Framework Laptop 13.5, i7-1360PProcessor: Intel Raptor Lake-P i7-1360P
Graphics Adapter: Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs
Display: 13.50 inch, , 2256 x 1504 pixels
Weight: 1.34kg
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Foreign Reviews
Source: PC Welt
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/05/2024
Rating: Total score: 70%
Framework Laptop 13.5 Core Ultra 7 155H
Specifications
Notebook: Framework Laptop 13.5 Core Ultra 7 155HProcessor: Intel Meteor Lake-H Ultra 7 155H
Graphics Adapter: Intel Arc 8-Core
Display: 13.50 inch, 3:2, 2880 x 1920 pixels
Weight: 1.355kg
Price: 1500 euro
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There's no denying how versatile the Framework Laptop 13.5 can be now that it's gone through several generations of Intel and AMD CPUs without any major design changes. The improved display and integrated graphics help keep the model competitive, but the cooling solution is perhaps showing its age.
Source: PC World
The Framework Laptop 13 feels like a laptop from an alternate reality. It’s a laptop from a world where you assemble your own laptop like you’d build a desktop PC. It’s a machine you can easily screw open to replace components — or even upgrade the hardware to the next-generation. And you get to swap out the ports for the ones you like best. Want to get inside the laptop and do something? Framework will sell you components and provide detailed DIY guides. You’re not digging through forum threads and trying to find OEM components for sale on eBay. You’ve got an open-source firmware on your machine as well as great compatibility with Linux as well as Windows. If you aren’t sold on the vision, though, you can quibble.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/13/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC World
The Framework Laptop 13 feels like a laptop from an alternate reality. It’s a laptop from a world where you assemble your own laptop like you’d build a desktop PC. It’s a machine you can easily screw open to replace components — or even upgrade the hardware to the next-generation. And you get to swap out the ports for the ones you like best. Want to get inside the laptop and do something? Framework will sell you components and provide detailed DIY guides. You’re not digging through forum threads and trying to find OEM components for sale on eBay. You’ve got an open-source firmware on your machine as well as great compatibility with Linux as well as Windows. If you aren’t sold on the vision, though, you can quibble.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/13/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Framework Laptop 13.5 Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Specifications
Notebook: Framework Laptop 13.5 Ryzen AI 9 HX 370Processor: AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300) Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon 890M
Display: 13.50 inch, 3:2, 2880 x 1920 pixels
Weight: 1.341kg
Price: 2100 euro
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Framework is squeezing as much as it can from its aging design all in the name of sustainability. It's working better than expected for the most part in terms of raw performance, but there are still a few key features we'd like to see.
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Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Tiger Lake G4 SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture with 96 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model. The Tiger Lake chips are produced in the modern 10nm+ process at Intel.
AMD Radeon 780M: Integrated graphics card in the Ryzen 7040 mobile series APUs based on the RDNA3 architecture with 12 CUs (= 768 shaders) and a clock speed of up to 3 GHz.
Intel Arc 8-Core: Integrated graphics adapter based on the Xe LPG architecture (similar to the dedicated Arc GPUs, but with a focus on efficiency). Provides all 8 Xe cores (128 Xe vector engines) and 8 ray tracing units.
With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.
AMD Radeon RX 7700S: Fast mid-range mobile graphics card based on the RDNA 3 architecture. Offers 2,048 cores (32 CUs) at a TDP of up to 100 Watt. Uses the Navi 33 chip that is manufactured in 6nm at TSMC.
AMD Radeon 890M: The most powerful AMD iGPU as of mid 2024. It features 16 RDNA 3.5 architecture CUs (1024 unified shaders) running at up to 2,900 MHz. On average, the 890M finds itself very close to the GTX 1650 Laptop making it possible to play 2024 AAA games at 1080p with most settings set to Low.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Tiger Lake:
i7-1165G7: An upper mid-range, quad-core processor of Tiger Lake product family. The i7 is designed for use in ultra-light (yet actively cooled) laptops; it is manufactured on Intel's third-gen 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin. The CPU cores run at 2.8 GHz (base clock speed @ 28 W TDP) to 4.7 GHz (single-core Boost frequency). This i7 features the 96 EU Intel Iris Xe G7 iGPU; it was the second-fastest CPU of TGL-UP3 line-up when Intel initially launched the series in 2020.
Intel Alder Lake-P:
i7-1260P: An upper mid-range Alder Lake family CPU featuring 4 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. This 28 W SoC is designed for use in ultra-light (yet actively cooled) laptops. Core i7-1260P's performance cores are Hyper-Threading-enabled for a total of 16 threads. This 12th Gen CPU runs at 1.5 GHz to 4.7 GHz and supports "Essentials" tier vPro features. Last but not the least, Core i7-1260P has a built-in 96 EU Iris Xe GPU, not unlike certain 11th Gen Tiger Lake-UP3 processors.
Intel Raptor Lake-P:
i7-1370P: The high-end Alder Lake-P CPU featuring 6 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. This i7 is designed for use in ultra-light laptops; its performance cores feature the thread-doubling Hyper-Threading technology for whopping 20 threads in total. The CPU runs at upd to 5.2 GHz and has the "Enterprise" tier vPro feature set. Core i7-1370P has a base power of 28 W and the 96 EU Iris Xe iGPU.
i7-1360P: Raptor Lake-P based CPU with a TDP of 28 Watt. Offers 4 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores and therefore 16 threads.
AMD Phoenix (Zen 4):
R7 7840U: A powerful laptop processor (APU) of the Phoenix product family. Its eight Zen 4 cores run at 3.3 GHz to 5.1 GHz and are SMT-enabled for a total of 16 processing threads. The great Radeon 780M is responsible for 3D processing and similar duties; the 7840U also features Ryzen AI which is AMD's answer to Intel's GNA and DL Boost.
R9 7940HS: A powerful Phoenix family APU. Its 8 cores are powered by the Zen 4 architecture and are SMT-enabled for a total of 16 processing threads. 4.0 GHz is the base clock speed and the highest Boost clock speed achievable is 5.2 GHz. The 7940HS introduces Ryzen AI which is AMD's answer to Intel's DL Boost and GNA technologies; the Radeon 780M serves as the integrated graphics adapter.
Intel Meteor Lake-H:
Ultra 7 155H: A high-end Meteor Lake chip that debuted in December 2023. This 1st Gen Core Ultra processor has come to replace 13th generation Core chips; it has 16 cores (6 + 8 + 2) and 22 threads at its disposal. Its Performance cores, of which there are 6, run at up to 4.8 GHz while its Efficient cores, of which there are 10 (8 main cores plus 2 extra ones found in the Low Power Island) run at up to 3.8 GHz. The integrated AI Boost NPU offers two Gen 3 engines for hardware AI workload acceleration. This laptop processor's Base power consumption is 28 W while its Turbo power consumption is supposed to stay within 115 W.
AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300):
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370: A powerful Strix Point family processor that debuted in June 2024. The Ryzen AI 9 series APU comes with 12 CPU cores, the 16 CU RDNA 3+ Radeon 890M graphics adapter and the 50 TOPS XDNA 2 neural engine. There is still no PCIe 5 support here and 8 of the CPU cores are slower than the other 4.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
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This range for display formats was and is a rarity. It is larger than the general standard of 15 inches, but not yet in the range of large workstations. One usually has higher screen resolutions available, but portability suffers from that.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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84.31%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
