Framework Desktop Power Mode Tuning For Better Performance Or Power Efficiency

Written by Michael Larabel in Computers on 27 August 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Page 4 of 7. 4 Comments.
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation benchmark with settings of Build: defconfig. Performance was the fastest.
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation benchmark with settings of Build: defconfig. Performance was the fastest.
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation benchmark with settings of Build: defconfig. Performance was the fastest.

For compiling the Linux kernel the performance mode shaved a few seconds off the kernel build time while the power saver mode led to much slower build times but with a nice step-up in energy efficiency.

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation benchmark with settings of Build: allmodconfig. Performance was the fastest.
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation benchmark with settings of Build: allmodconfig. Performance was the fastest.
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation benchmark with settings of Build: allmodconfig. Performance was the fastest.
Timed Godot Game Engine Compilation benchmark with settings of Time To Compile. Performance was the fastest.
Timed Godot Game Engine Compilation benchmark with settings of Time To Compile. Performance was the fastest.
Timed Godot Game Engine Compilation benchmark with settings of Time To Compile. Performance was the fastest.

These power mode results in relative terms aren't too different from what we have seen on other modern systems but is useful nevertheless to quantify the exact impact on different hardware for those wondering about squeezing more performance out of the Framework Desktop or how the energy efficiency can be enhanced.

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