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- Additional Features And Software
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Framework Laptop 16 (2023) vs Framework Laptop 13 (2023)
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Framework Laptop 16 (2023)
Framework Laptop 13 (2023)
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Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size13.5"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Variants
- Laptop 16 (Performance) (Black/Silver - Ryzen 7 7840HS/16GB/512GB)
- Laptop 16 (Performance Pro) (Black/Silver - Ryzen 7 7840HS/16GB/512GB)
- Laptop 16 (Overkill) (Black/Silver - Ryzen 9 7940HS/32GB/1TB)
- Laptop 13 (Base) (Silver - Ryzen 5/8GB/256GB)
- Laptop 13 (Performance) (Silver - Ryzen 7/16GB/512GB)
- Laptop 13 (Professional) (Silver - Ryzen 7/32GB/1TB)
Our Verdict
Framework Laptop 16 (2023)
Framework Laptop 13 (2023)
Both the Framework Laptop 16 (2023) and Framework Laptop 13 (2023) are modular laptops, but they target different audiences. The 13-inch is an ultraportable device designed for general productivity tasks on the go, whereas the 16-inch model is designed for gaming and content creation tasks like video editing. As a result, the 13 comes with low-power AMD and Intel CPUs, a 2256 x 1504 3:2 IPS display, and all-day battery life. The 16-inch model features faster AMD CPUs, is Framework's first offering with a discrete GPU, and also features a brighter QHD+ IPS panel with full coverage of the DCI P3 color space. Unfortunately, the build quality falls short of the smaller sibling, as there are numerous fit issues between the various modular components.
Main Differences for
Threshold
School
7.2
8.1
Portability
6.1
8.8
Battery
6.3
8.0
Build Quality
7.0
8.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
7.0
8.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
9.4
Hinge Photo
Range
140°
180°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
6.1
8.8
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
13.5"
Thickness
1.1" (2.7 cm)
0.7" (1.8 cm)
Width
14.2" (36.0 cm)
11.7" (29.8 cm)
Depth
11.5" (29.1 cm)
9.1" (23.0 cm)
Volume
172.6 in³ (2,828.5 cm³)
75.3 in³ (1,233.7 cm³)
Weight
5.4 lbs (2.4 kg)
2.9 lbs (1.3 kg)
Charger Size
11.5 in³ (187.9 cm³)
5.3 in³ (87.5 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
Serviceability
9.1
8.9
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
9.0
9.5
RAM Slots
2
2
Storage Slots
2
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2560 x 1600
2256 x 1504
Aspect Ratio
16:10
3:2
Pixel Density
188 PPI
200 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
80%
85%
Refresh Rate
9.1
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
FreeSync
No
Contrast
7.3
7.6
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,297 : 1
1,513 : 1
Brightness
8.5
8.0
Maximum Brightness
486 cd/m²
402 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
25 cd/m²
21 cd/m²
Reflections
7.9
8.1
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
4.29%
3.85%
Indirect Reflections
3.27%
2.86%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.02%
0.98%
Black Uniformity
8.5
7.5
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.754%
1.016%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.8
6.9
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
28°
29°
Color Washout From Right
26°
29°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
35°
38°
Color Shift From Right
36°
41°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
33°
31°
Brightness Loss From Right
31°
31°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
33°
33°
Gamma Shift From Right
30°
34°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.9
6.7
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
27°
24°
Color Washout From Above
26°
27°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
39°
42°
Color Shift From Above
32°
39°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
32°
30°
Brightness Loss From Above
30°
32°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
37°
26°
Gamma Shift From Above
37°
28°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
6.9
9.4
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
2.74
1.65
Avg. Gamma
2.09
2.17
Avg. Color dE
4.17
1.89
Avg. Color Temperature
6,070.1 K
6,424.5 K
Color Gamut
9.4
8.3
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.87%
98.78%
sRGB uv
99.45%
95.92%
Adobe RGB xy
89.31%
75.63%
Adobe RGB uv
95%
85.27%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.5%
75.19%
DCI P3 uv
98.7%
80.3%
Rec. 2020 xy
73.58%
54.77%
Rec. 2020 uv
75.46%
59.02%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
8.2
7.8
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
7.5
Numpad
Yes
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
61 gf
73 gf
Actuation Force
31 gf
39 gf
Pre-Travel
0.95 mm
1.08 mm
Total Travel
1.54 mm
1.64 mm
Touchpad
7.4
7.3
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.0
7.0
Size
14.5 in² (93.5 cm²)
13.5 in² (87.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.2
8.8
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
76 dB SPL
79 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
4.1 dB
3.5 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-0.5
-1.9
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
233 Hz
325 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
10 kHz
7 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.6 dB
1.0 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.4
7.9
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.5
7.5
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
Yes
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
9.5
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
1
USB-C Ports
3
2
Thunderbolt
No
No
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.0
2.0
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 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
AMD
AMD
Model
Ryzen 7 7840HS
Ryzen 7 7840U
Core Count
8
8
Thread Count
16
16
GPU
Brand
AMD
AMD
Model
Radeon RX 7700S
Radeon 780M
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Integrated
VRAM Size
8 GB
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
460 GB
470 GB
Drive 1
WDC PC SN810 SDCPNRY-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)
9.8
9.4
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,894 points
1,900 points
CPU Multi-Thread
11,275 points
10,646 points
GPU Compute
79,095 points
34,710 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.8
9.8
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,665 points
1,693 points
Multi-Thread
15,611 points
13,844 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.3
8.5
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
2.7 min
3.1 min
GPU Render Time
0.6 min
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
9.5
5.8
Basemark Image
Overall Score
100,184
22,609
Storage Drive Performance
9.3
9.4
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,338.6 MB/s
1,410.2 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
4,491.8 MB/s
3,657.9 MB/s
Random Write Speed
72.3 MB/s
82.4 MB/s
Random Read Speed
54.2 MB/s
53.5 MB/s
Battery
6.3
8.0
Capacity
85 Wh
61 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
7.8 hrs
10.4 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
7.2 hrs
9.5 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.2 hrs
1.5 hrs
Charge Time
3.2 hrs
3.0 hrs
Borderlands 3
7.7
4.5
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
98 fps
27 fps
1% Low
62 fps
18 fps
0.1% Low
31 fps
12 fps
1% Low Delta
6 ms
17 ms
0.1% Low Delta
22 ms
48 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
132 fps
63 fps
Civilization VI
8.7
6.7
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
166 fps
49 fps
1% Low
108 fps
31 fps
0.1% Low
70 fps
30 fps
1% Low Delta
3 ms
11 ms
0.1% Low Delta
8 ms
13 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
319 fps
163 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.19 s
7.21 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
9.3
5.0
Avg. FPS
245fps
50fps
1% Low
115fps
10fps
0.1% Low
73fps
2fps
1% Low Delta
5 ms
77 ms
0.1% Low Delta
10 ms
449 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
298fps
202fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
8.6
5.1
Avg. FPS
129 fps
35 fps
1% Low
88 fps
22 fps
0.1% Low
52 fps
10 fps
1% Low Delta
4 ms
17 ms
0.1% Low Delta
12 ms
67 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
147 fps
54 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.3
7.1
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
38 °C (100 °F)
35 °C (96 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
42 °C (108 °F)
45 °C (114 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
47.5 dBA
47.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
10
9.5
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
100 °C
75 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
0% loss
3% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
66 °C
65 °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
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
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