This is not a Framework Laptop
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It's a Framework 13, but there's no ordinary CPU inside... Resources I mentioned in this video: - DeepComputing DC-ROMA II: https://store.deepcomputing.io/products/dc-roma-ai-pc-risc-v-mainboard-ii-for-framework-laptop-13 - All my benchmarking data: https://github.com/geerlingguy/sbc-reviews/issues/82 - Framework 13 with AMD Ryzen AI 5 340: https://frame.work/laptop13 - SemiTO-V RP2350 GPIO Expansion Module: https://github.com/semitov/rp2350-gpio-card - SemiTO-V MCL Python to MicroPython tool: https://github.com/semitov/SemiTOV-MCL Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://www.redshirtjeff.com 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GeerlingEngineering 3rd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff Contents: 00:00 - This is not a Framework 01:49 - Hardware 04:02 - Strange architecture, seen before 04:44 - RISC-V in a strange place right now 05:28 - How is it as a laptop? 07:18 - NPU and a missing 16 GB of RAM 08:12 - Benchmarks 09:20 - Why so inefficient? 10:19 - A trip back to 2009 11:49 - It's a Framework though 12:23 - Upgrading to AMD 13:04 - 6 cores demolishes 8 cores 13:57 - Adding 2 more RISC-V cores (via expansion module) 14:57 - Final thoughts
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