{"id":14836,"date":"2025-04-20T14:35:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T14:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=14836"},"modified":"2025-04-20T14:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T14:35:48","slug":"framework-laptop-13-amd-2025-review-the-long-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=14836","title":{"rendered":"Framework Laptop 13 (AMD, 2025) Review: The Long Game"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Ryzen AI 7 350 is on par with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus or Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, give or take. It\u2019s slightly behind in single-core performance, as measured by Cinebench R24, and a half-step ahead in multi-core. These processors aren’t known for being a powerhouse. Rather, the focus is all on efficiency. Here\u2019s where the AMD chip is solidly in last place. Battery life on the Framework Laptop 13 is improved from prior models, but it\u2019s not as long as what you get on a Snapdragon X or Core Ultra Series 2 PC.<\/p>\n

The light battery test I ran on the Laptop 13 lasted roughly 11 hours, looping a local video at max display brightness. That’s eight to 10 hours behind some of the competition, showing how much Intel, Qualcomm, and Apple<\/a> have raised the bar in the past year. For my typical workload, real-time battery life sank to around 7 and a half hours. That\u2019s around the same as on the original Framework Laptop 13 I tested in 2021. If battery life is your main concern, it may be worth waiting to see if Framework introduces an Intel Core Ultra Series 2 Mainboard.<\/p>\n

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There are some aspects of the laptop you\u2019ll always be stuck with, namely, the chassis. Laptop designs that take full advantage of the more efficient chips in the future should result in thinner laptops without losing performance. We’re already seeing this in effect with thinner gaming laptops<\/a> than ever.<\/p>\n

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