Framework Laptop 13 AMD Ryzen 5 7640U

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: workaround: use software video decoding for <=1080p (use CTRL+H to toggle at runtime in mpv)
• 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

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)