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
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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
