My Framework arrived the other day, and I’m absolutely loving it except that I’m only getting about 4 hours of light usage out of it.
I installed the driver pack and newest BIOS right away, and really haven’t been pushing my laptop that hard, but I’m finding myself having to put it on charge way more often than I expected. I’ve left Windows in balanced power mode, haven’t touched overclocking, and I’ve followed the expansion card placement guide (two USB-C at the back, two USB-A at the front). Is there something I’m doing wrong?
My specs are: PCPartPicker Part List
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | Crucial CT2K16G56C46S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 SODIMM CL46 Memory | Purchased For $132.42 |
| Storage | SK Hynix Gold P31 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | Purchased For $89.99 |
| Custom | Anker USB C Charger, 735 AU Plug (Nano II 65W), PPS 3-Port Fast Wall Charger | Purchased For $57.99 |
| Custom | UGREEN USB C to USB C Cable 100W Type C Charger Cable (3 M) | Purchased For $17.59 |
| Custom | Framework Laptop 13 (AMD Ryzen™ 5 7640U) | Purchased For $1369.00 |
| Custom | Framework USB-C Expansion Card (x2) | Purchased For $30.00 |
| Custom | Framework USB-A Expansion Card (x2) | Purchased For $30.00 |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | $1726.99 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-22 11:41 AEDT+1100 |
That’s concerning. I did read that the Zen 4 Ryzen chips didn’t really improve on the Zen 3 ones in terms of battery life, but 4 hours is pretty terrible even for the last gen Ryzens chips. I can do better even with my pre-Evo Intel power-sucking 16" Lenovo workstation!
Some thoughts: are you sure Windows and/or antivirus is not doing something in the background in terms of updates or scanning? What level brightness is your screen at? And what do you define as “light usage”?