Framework Laptop 13 AMD Ryzen 5 7640U

Note

Archived: between launch (late 2023) and the time of writing (early 2025), the software issues are mostly resolved and the 2.8k display was released (fixing HiDPI). The Framework AMD 7040 series is a solid Linux machine.

Device notes and configuration under Linux for the Framework Laptop 13 AMD Ryzen 7040 Series Ryzen 5 7640U variant, DIY edition.

Everything works of the box as of Linux v6.5 (>=6.9 recommended) with firmware version 03.03 (03.05 recommended).

Specs

• AMD Ryzen 7640U (Phoenix, Zen 4)
• SK hynix Platinum P41 1TB SSD
• Crucial CT2K16G56C46S5 32GB DDR5-5600 SODIMM
• BOE NE135FBM-N41 v8.2 (matte) 13.5", 3:2, 2256x1504, 204 ppi, 400 nits, eDP1.4, 40 pins, DC-mode dimming (not PWM)
• 55Wh battery
• RZ616/MT7922 WiFi adapter
• 4x USB-C Expansion Cards
• Capella CM3218 ambient light sensor

Opinion

• Notebookcheck review
• 204 ppi display - not ideal for HiDPI, needs 1.5x fractional scaling

Bugs

• System freezes: update to BIOS version 03.03
• Fingerprint reader fails to register: update fingerprint reader firmware
• Graphical corruption, blinking/flashing white screen: workaround: fixed in BIOS 03.05 (workaround: amdgpu.sg_display=0 or increase iGPU RAM in BIOS)
• vaapi vp9 decoding glitches: fixed in linux-firmware@97733278
• Further AMDgpu instability and performance issues
• MT7922 WiFi limited to 802.11n (WiFi 4) and 2.4GHz: configure the regulatory domain
• ectool unsupported: pending kernel patches, workaround via fork
• system wakes if AC is connected during sleep: pending firmware update, BIOS 03.05 workaround in Linux >=6.9, BIOS 03.03 workaround in Linux >=6.7, otherwise workaround via udev rules
• Bluetooth LE Audio unsupported by MT7922: see MediaTek MT7922 controller crashes after LE Setup Isochronous Data Path
• Systemd suspend-then-hibernate wakes up after 5 minutes: fixed in Linux >=6.8-rc.1 via kernel patch, workaround: rtc_cmos.use_acpi_alarm=1
• power-profiles-daemon does not set EPP: fixed in v0.20
• HDMI and DisplayPort expansion cards do not autosuspend: fixed in systemd v255 (via systemd patch)
• ambient light sensor fails to init: fixed in Linux >=6.7
• VP9 HW decoding issue, high power use when decoding H264 & vp09 with vaapi (software decoding is more efficient) and Power consumption for HW accelerated video decoding for Radeon iGPUs is simply outrageous: fixed in Linux >=6.10.7 (see AMD VCN Dynamic Power Gating)
• Headset microphone not selectable as an input source: fixed in Linux >=6.6.8 (via kernel patch, workaround via kernel params)
• ucsi_acpi errors
• USB Power Delivery issues with <60W chargers: fixed in 3.03b firmware update
• PCIe not utilising full USB 4 40Gb/s link speeds: fixed in Linux >=6.8-rc.1 via kernel patch

Enhancements

• AMD P-State Preferred Core: added in Linux >=6.9
• Adaptive Backlight Management (ABM): added in Linux >=6.9 and ppd >=0.20
• Coreboot support

BIOS

• GUI-based UEFI
• can set custom charge limit
• no "legacy" S3 deep sleep option

Software

• getUserMedia / getDisplayMedia Test Page - useful for testing webcam/screensharing
• Hardware video acceleration VA-API support via libva-mesa-driver
  • Firefox requires media.ffmpeg.vaapi.enabled=true

Sleep

• S3 sleep unsupported
  • S0ix supported, reaches S0i3.0
• consumed ~4.7% battery in ~12 hours
• Debug via drm/amd amd_s2idle.py

Battery

Test environment

• 40% brightness (~200 nits)
• WiFi connected
• Bluetooth disabled
• webcam and microphone disabled (via hardware switches)
• keyboard backlight disabled
• power button LED lowest brightness
• ambient light sensor disabled (hid_sensor_hub)
• Firmware: 03.03
• GNOME with 150% scaling
• 4x USB-C expansion cards

powerstat -d 0 -c -H 1 480

Idle benchmarks

One foot terminal running powerstat

2023-11-07

• Linux 6.5.9-arch2-1
• GNOME 45.1
  • gnome-shell --no-x11 (XWayland disabled)
  • gdm3
  • gnome-settings-daemon
• MT7922

State	C3%	Power (W)
idle (kernel: no TLP/ppd)	92.268%	3.92
idle (ppd balanced)	85.5%	3.86
idle (ppd power saver)	86.521%	3.67

2023-11-12

• 6.6.0 #1-NixOS
• GNOME 44.5
• MT7922

State	C3%	Power (W)
idle (kernel: no TLP/ppd)	99.586%	4.27
idle (ppd balanced)	98.32%	4.43
idle (TLP defaults)	97.899%	3.93
idle (TLP power saver)	98.256%	3.89

2023-11-30

• 6.6.2 #1-NixOS
• GNOME 45.1
• amdgpu.abmlevel=3
• MT7922

State	C3%	Power (W)
idle (TLP power saver, balanced platform profile)	99.451%	3.10

2023-12-29

• 6.6.8 #1-NixOS
• GNOME 45.2
• patched power-profiles-daemon (multiple drivers)
• AX210

State	C3%	Power (W)
idle (ppd balanced)	99.338%	4.51
idle (ppd balanced, powertop autotune)	99.382%	4.35
idle (ppd power saver)	99.368%	4.32
idle (TLP power saver, low power platform profile)	99.376%	3.84
idle (TLP power saver, balanced platform profile)	99.391%	3.80

2024-05-17

• 6.9.0 #1-NixOS
• GNOME 46.1
• AX210
• 40% brightness (~200 nits)
• ppd 0.21 (with Adaptive Backlight Management)

State	C3%	Power (W)
idle (ppd power saver)	99.368%	3.12
idle (ppd balanced)	99.313%	3.61

Video benchmarks

• One foot terminal running powerstat
• Firefox (in Wayland mode with hardware-video acceleration) playing 1080p vp9 YouTube video
• both windows evenly split (vertically)
• other baseline settings as above

2023-11-12

• 6.6.0 #1-NixOS
• GNOME 44.5
• MT7922

State	C3%	Power (W)
video (kernel: no TLP/ppd)	85.867%	10.25
video (ppd balanced)	86.230%	10.36
video (ppd power saver)	85.531%	10.50
video (TLP defaults)	86.122%	10.20
video (TLP power saver)	84.004%	8.59
video (TLP power saver, balanced platform profile)	84.842%	8.13

2023-11-30

• 6.6.2 #1-NixOS
• GNOME 45.1
• amdgpu.abmlevel=3
• MT7922

State	C3%	Power (W)
video (TLP power saver, balanced platform profile)	83.483%	7.99

2023-12-29

• 6.6.8 #1-NixOS
• GNOME 45.2
• patched power-profiles-daemon (multiple drivers)
• AX210

State	C3%	Power (W)
video (ppd balanced)	84.705%	9.35
video (ppd balanced, powertop autotune)	84.891%	8.83
video (ppd power saver)	83.443%	8.82
video (TLP power saver, low power platform profile)	83.390%	8.11
video (TLP power saver, balanced platform profile)	84.495%	8.26

2024-07-11

• 6.9.8 #1-NixOS
• GNOME 46.1
• ppd 0.21, balanced
• AX210
• mpv fullscreen
• Firefox (windowed) + terminal evenly split (vertically)

State	C3%	Power (W)
video (mpv)	88.199%	7.43
video (patched amdgpu, mpv)	87.410%	6.72
video (Firefox)	88.199%	7-8
video (patched amdgpu, Firefox)	87.410%	5

Browsing benchmarks

• One foot terminal running powertop
• Firefox, light websites (no videos)
• both windows evenly split (vertically)
• other baseline settings as above

2023-11-16

• 6.6.1 #1-NixOS
• GNOME 44.5
• RZ616 WiFi adapter: 1.84-2.19W
• brightnessctl set 0%
• TLP power saver (config)

State	Power (W)
browsing, WiFi disabled	4-5
browsing, WiFi enabled	5-6

2024-02-11

• 6.7.4 #1-NixOS
• GNOME 45.3
• AX210
• 40% brightness (~200 nits)
• patched power-profiles-daemon (multiple drivers)

State	C3%	Power (W)
browsing (ppd power saver)	75.899%	5.79
browsing (ppd balanced)	80.195%	6.09

2024-05-17

• 6.9.0 #1-NixOS
• GNOME 46.1
• AX210
• 40% brightness (~200 nits)
• ppd 0.21 (with Adaptive Backlight Management)

State	C3%	Power (W)
browsing (ppd power saver)	89.596%	5.49
browsing (ppd balanced)	89.436%	5.98

Device benchmarks

• One foot terminal running powertop
• TLP power saver (config)
• other baseline settings as above

2023-11-16

• 6.6.1 #1-NixOS

Device	State	Power (W)
Display	0% brightness	3.14
Display	40% brightness	3.52
MT7922	Idle (0.0 pkts/s)	1.67
MT7922	YouTube 4K (3461 pkt/s)	4.05
MT7922	YouTube 4K (4690 pkt/s)	4.98
MT7922	Speed test (16557 pkts/s)	9.16

2023-11-25

• 6.6.2 #1-NixOS

Device	State	Power (W)
Display	40% brightness	3.52
AX210	Idle (0.0 pkts/s)	1.55
AX210	YouTube 4K (3601 pkts/s)	5.06
AX210	Download (10400 pkt/s)	6.40
AX210	Speed test (13539 pkt/s)	7.14

Kernel defaults

• CPU: /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/*
• Platform: /sys/firmware/acpi/platform_profile

v6.6.0

Param	Value
scaling_governer	performance
scaling_driver	amd-pstate-epp (active)
energy_performance_preference	performance
platform_profile	balanced

Links

• tlvince/nixos-config
• lhl/linuxlaptops - Framework Laptop
• A Developer's Experience: Framework 13 AMD 7040 Series
• FrameworkComputer/EmbeddedController (lotus-zephyr branch for AMD)