Framework Laptop 13 (2025) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (2024): Which Laptop Is Better?

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (2024) and the Framework Laptop 13 (2025) are Windows ultraportable laptops. The Framework is designed to be easily repairable and features unique modular I/O ports, while the Surface has soldered, non-upgradeable components. The latter is an ARM-based device, so app compatibility is a significant consideration. The Surface has an extremely premium, all-aluminum build, while the Framework is mostly aluminum with some plastic parts.

Variants

Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZYT-00026) (Black - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/1TB)
Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZHH-00026) (Black - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/512GB)
Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZHQ-00026) (Black - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/512GB)
Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZHI-00001) (Black - Snapdragon X Elite/32GB/1TB)
Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZYT-00001) (Platinum - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/1TB)
Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZYU-00001) (Platinum - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/1TB)
Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZHG-00001) (Platinum - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/256GB)
Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZHQ-00001) (Platinum - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/256GB)
Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZHP-00001) (Platinum - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/256GB)
Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZHH-00001) (Platinum - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/512GB)

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)

Review

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Notice: Two or more of the products selected have been tested with different test methodologies, so some of the results below aren't directly comparable. Learn how our test benches and scoring system work, and read more about the latest changes to our laptops test methodology.

Threshold

0.10

School

8.4

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Full Comparison

School

8.4

General Productivity

8.5

Multimedia

8.6

7.6

Gaming

5.4

6.7

Workstation

6.0

8.5

Design

Style

Style Photo

Form Factor

Traditional (Clamshell)

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Build Quality

9.5

8.5

Build Quality Photo

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Hinge

9.1

9.4

Hinge Photo

Range

135°

180°

Stability

Good

One Finger Lift

Yes

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Portability

8.3

8.8

Dimensions Photo

Size

15"

13.5"

Thickness

0.7" (1.8 cm)

Width

13.0" (33.1 cm)

11.7" (29.8 cm)

Depth

9.4" (24.0 cm)

9.1" (23.0 cm)

Volume

87.3 in³ (1,429.9 cm³)

75.3 in³ (1,233.7 cm³)

Weight

3.6 lbs (1.6 kg)

2.9 lbs (1.3 kg)

Charger Size

7.1 in³ (116.0 cm³)

5.3 in³ (87.5 cm³)

Charger Weight

0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)

0.6 lbs (0.3 kg)

Serviceability

5.8

8.9

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Ease Of Access

7.5

9.5

RAM Slots

Storage Slots

Replaceable Battery

Yes

Replaceable Wireless Adapter

Yes

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In The Box

In The Box Photo

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Display

Screen Specs

Display Photo

Resolution

2496 x 1664

2256 x 1504

Aspect Ratio

3:2

Pixel Density

200 PPI

Panel Type

IPS

Touch Screen

Yes

Screen-To-Body Ratio

88%

85%

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Refresh Rate

8.7

5.9

Motion Blur

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

60 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate

Dynamic Refresh Rate

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Contrast

7.5

7.6

Contrast Photo

Native Contrast

1,404 : 1

1,497 : 1

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Brightness

9.1

8.3

Maximum Brightness

601 cd/m²

438 cd/m²

Minimum Brightness

3 cd/m²

4 cd/m²

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Reflections

6.3

8.2

Reflections Photo Off

Reflections Photo Max

Screen Finish

Glossy

Matte

Total Reflections

5.79%

3.97%

Indirect Reflections

0.53%

3.61%

Calculated Direct Reflections

5.26%

0.37%

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Black Uniformity

8.0

7.8

Black Uniformity Photo

Uniformity (Std. Dev.)

0.864%

0.905%

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Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy

8.7

6.7

White Balance Screencap

Gamma Curve Screencap

Color Screencap

Avg. White Balance dE

2.81

4.27

Avg. Gamma

2.14

2.05

Avg. Color dE

1.58

3.06

Avg. Color Temperature

6,411.9 K

6,748.7 K

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Color Gamut

8.3

8.5

Gamut SDR

sRGB xy

98.35%

99.65%

sRGB uv

98.9%

99.26%

Adobe RGB xy

72.95%

75.54%

Adobe RGB uv

84.98%

86.79%

Gamut HDR

DCI-P3 xy

73.15%

76.43%

DCI-P3 uv

79.9%

82.59%

Rec. 2020 xy

52.48%

54.87%

Rec. 2020 uv

58.23%

60.35%

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Flicker

Flicker Graph

Flicker-Free

Yes

Flicker Frequency

No Flicker

Flicker Active Below

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Interface

Keyboard

8.5

8.6

Keyboard Photo

Typing Quality

8.5

Numpad

Backlighting

Adjustable

Key Switch Actuation Graph

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Operating Force

64 gf

63 gf

Actuation Force

31 gf

32 gf

Pre-Travel

0.96 mm

1.03 mm

Total Travel

1.37 mm

1.63 mm

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Touchpad

8.8

8.0

Touchpad Photo

Tracking Quality

9.0

8.0

Size

14.9 in² (96.0 cm²)

13.5 in² (87.0 cm²)

Material

Glass

Dedicated Buttons

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Speakers

8.7

7.8

Frequency Response Plot

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Max Volume

82 dB SPL

77 dB SPL

Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)

5.0 dB

5.2 dB

Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)

-1.4

0.1

Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)

334 Hz

359 Hz

Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)

16 kHz

10 kHz

Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.

0.7 dB

0.9 dB

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Webcam & Microphone

8.7

8.3

Webcam Video Sample

Video Quality

9.0

8.0

Resolution

1080p

Position

Top Center

Privacy Cover

Yes

Face Unlock

Yes

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Connectivity

Ports

6.5

8.5

Ports Photo

USB-A Ports

USB-C Ports

Thunderbolt

USB-C Charging

Yes

USB-C Display Out

Yes

HDMI

DisplayPort

3.5mm Jack

Combo mic/headphone

Card Reader

MicroSD UHS 2

Ethernet

Proprietary Port

Surface Connect

Security Lock

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Wireless Communication

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)

Bluetooth

5.4

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Configuration

CPU

Brand

Qualcomm

AMD

Model

Snapdragon X Elite X1E80100

Ryzen AI 7 350

Core Count

Thread Count

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GPU

Brand

Qualcomm

AMD

Model

Adreno GPU X1E80100

Radeon 860M

Dedicated/Integrated

Integrated

VRAM Size

N/A

GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)

N/A

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RAM

Capacity

16 GB

Modules

1 (Soldered)

Type

LP-DDR5x

DDR5

Speed

8,448 MHz

5,600 MHz

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Storage

Advertised Capacity

512 GB

Usable Capacity

452 GB

430 GB

Drive 1

WD SDDPTQD-512G-1124

Western Digital PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G

Drive 1 Type

SSD

Drive 2

No 2nd Drive

Drive 2 Type

No 2nd Drive

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Performance

Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)

9.3

Geekbench Image

CPU Single-Thread

2,106 points

CPU Multi-Thread

10,886 points

GPU Compute

30,060 points

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CPU/RAM Performance

7.8

Cinebench 2024 - Single Core

126 points

Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core

939 points

Geekbench 6 - Single Core

2,778

Geekbench 6 - Multi Core

14,239

Blender - CPU (Avg)

90 samples/min

PassMark PT - CPU Mark

26,637

PassMark PT - Memory Mark

4,301

PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)

N/A

Mozilla Kraken

398 ms

Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)

9.9

Cinebench R23 Photo

Single-Thread

1,951 points

Multi-Thread

12,886 points

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Low Tier Graphics

7.4

Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute

27,488

Basemark Web 3.0

1,746

PassMark PT - 2D Mark

424

PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)

N/A

PassMark PT - 3D Mark

3,519

PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)

N/A

Novabench 5 - GPU

164.0

mprep - Stress My GPU

23,046

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Blender (3D Rendering)

8.7

Blender Image

CPU Render Time

2.7 min

GPU Render Time

2.7 min

GPU Render Time (Optix)

N/A

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High Tier Graphics

4.5

3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)

499

3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)

447

Basemark GPU (DX12)

30,820

Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)

N/A

GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)

3,637 Frames

Basemark GPU (Game Scene)

5.8

Basemark Image

Overall Score

22,396

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Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)

0.0

Blender - GPU (Avg)

N/A

Cinebench 2024 - GPU

N/A

CPU-Intensive Game Performance

4.3

Civilization VII - AI

N/A

Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)

N/A

Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)

N/A

Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)

14.5 fps

Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)

21.9 fps

Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)

14.0 fps

Previous Methodology Score

4.0

Previous Methodology Score Converted

3.5

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GPU-Intensive Game Performance

2.5

Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)

12.3 fps

Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)

9.9 fps

Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)

N/A

Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)

N/A

GTA V (Avg)

26.4 fps

GTA V (1% Low)

17.8 fps

Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)

5 fps

Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)

5 fps

Resident Evil 4 (Avg)

12.1 fps

Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)

9.7 fps

Previous Methodology Score

3.4

Previous Methodology Score Converted

1.3

Borderlands 3

3.9

Borderlands 3 Graph

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Avg. FPS

22 fps

1% Low

15 fps

0.1% Low

10 fps

1% Low Delta

19 ms

0.1% Low Delta

58 ms

Avg. FPS On Very Low

56 fps

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Ray Tracing Performance

0.0

Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)

N/A

Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)

N/A

Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)

N/A

Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)

N/A

Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)

N/A

Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)

N/A

Civilization VI

6.4

Civilization VI Graph

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Avg. FPS

42 fps

1% Low

28 fps

0.1% Low

26 fps

1% Low Delta

12 ms

0.1% Low Delta

15 ms

Avg. FPS On Minimum

147 fps

Avg. Turn Time

7.19 s

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Storage Drive Performance

9.0

9.5

Storage Performance Image

Sequential Write Speed

1,363.6 MB/s

1,596.3 MB/s

Sequential Read Speed

2,680.7 MB/s

3,750.9 MB/s

Random Write Speed

78.0 MB/s

105.0 MB/s

Random Read Speed

39.6 MB/s

57.9 MB/s

Battery

9.7

7.9

Capacity

66 Wh

61 Wh

Battery Life (Web Browsing)

17.0 hrs

10.2 hrs

Battery Life (Video Playback)

16.4 hrs

7.9 hrs

Battery Life (Gaming)

3.5 hrs

1.8 hrs

Charge Time

2.1 hrs

3.2 hrs

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Counter-Strike 2

5.4

CS2 Graph

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Avg. FPS

48fps

1% Low

25fps

0.1% Low

22fps

1% Low Delta

19 ms

0.1% Low Delta

25 ms

Avg. FPS On Low

119fps

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Thermals And Noise

7.4

6.4

Keyboard Temps Picture

Keyboard Temp While Idle

29 °C (84 °F)

Keyboard Temp Under Load

49 °C (121 °F)

52 °C (126 °F)

Fan Noise While Idle

25.0 dBA

Fan Noise Under Load

39.5 dBA

48.0 dBA

Power & Fan Control App

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Shadow Of The Tomb Raider

4.1

SOTTR Graph

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Avg. FPS

29 fps

1% Low

13 fps

0.1% Low

12 fps

1% Low Delta

43 ms

0.1% Low Delta

50 ms

Avg. FPS On Lowest

48 fps

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Performance Over Time

0.0

9.9

Performance Over Time Graph

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CPU Temp (Cinebench)

N/A

87 °C

CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)

N/A

1% loss

GPU Temp (Heaven)

N/A

80 °C

GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)

N/A

0% loss

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Additional Features And Software

Software

Operating System

Windows 11

Additional Software

None

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Extra Features

Biometrics

Face Recognition

Fingerprint Sensor

RGB Illumination

Touch Pen Support

No Stylus Support

Secondary Display

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Variants

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Main Differences for School

Threshold

School

Full Comparison

School

General Productivity

Multimedia

Gaming

Workstation

Style

Style Photo

Form Factor

Build Quality

Build Quality Photo

Hinge

Hinge Photo

Range

Stability

One Finger Lift

Portability

Dimensions Photo

Size

Thickness

Width

Depth

Volume

Weight

Charger Size

Charger Weight

Serviceability

Internals Photo

Ease Of Access

RAM Slots

Storage Slots

Replaceable Battery

Replaceable Wireless Adapter

In The Box

In The Box Photo

Screen Specs

Display Photo

Resolution

Aspect Ratio

Pixel Density

Panel Type

Touch Screen

Screen-To-Body Ratio

Refresh Rate

Motion Blur

Refresh Rate

Variable Refresh Rate

Contrast

Contrast Photo

Native Contrast

Brightness

Maximum Brightness

Minimum Brightness

Reflections

Reflections Photo Off

Reflections Photo Max

Screen Finish

Total Reflections

Indirect Reflections

Calculated Direct Reflections

Black Uniformity

Black Uniformity Photo

Uniformity (Std. Dev.)

Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy

White Balance Screencap

Gamma Curve Screencap

Color Screencap

Avg. White Balance dE

Avg. Gamma

Avg. Color dE

Main Differences for

School