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Framework Laptop 13 (2023)
Framework Laptop 13 (2025)
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Size13.5"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size13.5"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Our Verdict
Framework Laptop 13 (2023)
Framework Laptop 13 (2025)
The Framework Laptop 13 (2025) is an updated version of the Framework Laptop 13 (2023). The design remains mostly unchanged, but it boasts a new keyboard and updated thermals and is now available with a 120Hz display and AMD Ryzen AI 300 series CPUs. Unfortunately, the AMD Ryzen AI 5 and 9 300 Series CPUs perform the same or marginally worse than the Ryzen 7000 CPUs, but the Strix Point Ryzen AI 9 CPU has significantly better performance. Battery life also suffers slightly, and the keyboard gets hotter under load. That said, the keyboard and trackpad are markedly better than the old model, thanks to the reduced actuation force, quieter typing, and much better clicking and tracking quality.
Variants
- Laptop 13 (Base) (Silver - Ryzen 5/8GB/256GB)
- Laptop 13 (Performance) (Silver - Ryzen 7/16GB/512GB)
- Laptop 13 (Professional) (Silver - Ryzen 7/32GB/1TB)
- Laptop 13 (Base) (Ryzen AI 5 340/16GB/256GB)
- Laptop 13 (Extended Productivity) (Ryzen AI 5 340/16GB/512GB)
- Laptop 13 (Performance) (Ryzen AI 7 350/16GB/512GB)
- Laptop 13 (Extended Performance) (Ryzen AI 7 350/16GB/512GB)
- Laptop 13 (Extended Pro) (Ryzen AI 9 HX 370/32GB/1TB)
Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
8.1
8.4
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
8.5
8.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.4
9.4
Hinge Photo
Range
180°
180°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
8.8
8.8
Dimensions Photo
Size
13.5"
13.5"
Thickness
0.7" (1.8 cm)
0.7" (1.8 cm)
Width
11.7" (29.8 cm)
11.7" (29.8 cm)
Depth
9.1" (23.0 cm)
9.1" (23.0 cm)
Volume
75.3 in³ (1,233.7 cm³)
75.3 in³ (1,233.7 cm³)
Weight
2.9 lbs (1.3 kg)
2.9 lbs (1.3 kg)
Charger Size
5.3 in³ (87.5 cm³)
5.3 in³ (87.5 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
0.6 lbs (0.3 kg)
Serviceability
8.9
8.9
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
9.5
9.5
RAM Slots
2
2
Storage Slots
1
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2256 x 1504
2256 x 1504
Aspect Ratio
3:2
3:2
Pixel Density
200 PPI
200 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
85%
85%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
7.6
7.6
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,513 : 1
1,497 : 1
Brightness
8.0
8.3
Maximum Brightness
402 cd/m²
438 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
21 cd/m²
4 cd/m²
Reflections
8.1
8.2
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
3.85%
3.97%
Indirect Reflections
2.86%
3.61%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.98%
0.37%
Black Uniformity
7.5
7.8
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.016%
0.905%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.9
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
29°
Color Washout From Right
29°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
38°
Color Shift From Right
41°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
31°
Brightness Loss From Right
31°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
33°
Gamma Shift From Right
34°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.7
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
24°
Color Washout From Above
27°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
42°
Color Shift From Above
39°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
30°
Brightness Loss From Above
32°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
26°
Gamma Shift From Above
28°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
9.4
6.7
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
1.65
4.27
Avg. Gamma
2.17
2.05
Avg. Color dE
1.89
3.06
Avg. Color Temperature
6,424.5 K
6,748.7 K
Color Gamut
8.3
8.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
98.78%
99.65%
sRGB uv
95.92%
99.26%
Adobe RGB xy
75.63%
75.54%
Adobe RGB uv
85.27%
86.79%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
75.19%
76.43%
DCI P3 uv
80.3%
82.59%
Rec. 2020 xy
54.77%
54.87%
Rec. 2020 uv
59.02%
60.35%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
7.8
8.6
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.5
8.5
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
73 gf
63 gf
Actuation Force
39 gf
32 gf
Pre-Travel
1.08 mm
1.03 mm
Total Travel
1.64 mm
1.63 mm
Touchpad
7.3
8.0
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.0
8.0
Size
13.5 in² (87.0 cm²)
13.5 in² (87.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.8
7.8
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
79 dB SPL
77 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
3.5 dB
5.2 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-1.9
0.1
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
325 Hz
359 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
7 kHz
10 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.0 dB
0.9 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.9
8.3
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.5
8.0
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
Yes
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.5
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
1
0
USB-C Ports
2
4
Thunderbolt
No
No
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.0
No
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
No
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Configuration
CPU
Brand
AMD
AMD
Model
Ryzen 7 7840U
Ryzen AI 7 350
Core Count
8
8
Thread Count
16
16
GPU
Brand
AMD
AMD
Model
Radeon 780M
Radeon 860M
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
16 GB
Modules
2
2
Type
DDR5
DDR5
Speed
5,600 MHz
5,600 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
470 GB
430 GB
Drive 1
Western Digital PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G
Western Digital PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.4
9.3
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,900 points
2,106 points
CPU Multi-Thread
10,646 points
10,886 points
GPU Compute
34,710 points
30,060 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.8
9.9
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,693 points
1,951 points
Multi-Thread
13,844 points
12,886 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
8.5
8.7
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
3.1 min
2.7 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
2.7 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
5.8
5.8
Basemark Image
Overall Score
22,609
22,396
Storage Drive Performance
9.4
9.5
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,410.2 MB/s
1,596.3 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,657.9 MB/s
3,750.9 MB/s
Random Write Speed
82.4 MB/s
105.0 MB/s
Random Read Speed
53.5 MB/s
57.9 MB/s
Battery
8.0
7.9
Capacity
61 Wh
61 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
10.4 hrs
10.2 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
9.5 hrs
7.9 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.5 hrs
1.8 hrs
Charge Time
3.0 hrs
3.2 hrs
Borderlands 3
4.5
3.9
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
27 fps
22 fps
1% Low
18 fps
15 fps
0.1% Low
12 fps
10 fps
1% Low Delta
17 ms
19 ms
0.1% Low Delta
48 ms
58 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
63 fps
56 fps
Civilization VI
6.7
6.4
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
49 fps
42 fps
1% Low
31 fps
28 fps
0.1% Low
30 fps
26 fps
1% Low Delta
11 ms
12 ms
0.1% Low Delta
13 ms
15 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
163 fps
147 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.21 s
7.19 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Counter-Strike 2
5.0
5.4
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
50fps
48fps
1% Low
10fps
25fps
0.1% Low
2fps
22fps
1% Low Delta
77 ms
19 ms
0.1% Low Delta
449 ms
25 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
202fps
119fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
5.1
4.1
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
35 fps
29 fps
1% Low
22 fps
13 fps
0.1% Low
10 fps
12 fps
1% Low Delta
17 ms
43 ms
0.1% Low Delta
67 ms
50 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
54 fps
48 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.1
6.4
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
35 °C (96 °F)
29 °C (84 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
45 °C (114 °F)
52 °C (126 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
47.0 dBA
48.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
9.5
9.9
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
75 °C
87 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
3% loss
1% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
65 °C
80 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
None
None
Extra Features
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
Touch Pen
No
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