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 5 of 7. 4 Comments.
Blender benchmark with settings of Blend File: BMW27, Compute: CPU-Only. Performance was the fastest.
Blender benchmark with settings of Blend File: BMW27, Compute: CPU-Only. Performance was the fastest.
Blender benchmark with settings of Blend File: BMW27, Compute: CPU-Only. Performance was the fastest.
Blender benchmark with settings of Blend File: Barbershop, Compute: CPU-Only. Performance was the fastest.
Blender benchmark with settings of Blend File: Barbershop, Compute: CPU-Only. Performance was the fastest.
Blender benchmark with settings of Blend File: Barbershop, Compute: CPU-Only. Performance was the fastest.

For the Blender 4.5 software the performance mode did help with slightly faster render times. For those caring the most about energy efficiency, the power saver mode was effective but with significantly longer 3D render times.

SVT-AV1 benchmark with settings of Encoder Mode: Preset 13, Input: Bosphorus 4K. Performance was the fastest.
SVT-AV1 benchmark with settings of Encoder Mode: Preset 13, Input: Bosphorus 4K. Performance was the fastest.
SVT-AV1 benchmark with settings of Encoder Mode: Preset 13, Input: Bosphorus 4K. Performance was the fastest.
SVT-HEVC benchmark with settings of Tuning: 10, Input: Bosphorus 4K. Performance was the fastest.
SVT-HEVC benchmark with settings of Tuning: 10, Input: Bosphorus 4K. Performance was the fastest.
SVT-HEVC benchmark with settings of Tuning: 10, Input: Bosphorus 4K. Performance was the fastest.
x265 benchmark with settings of Video Input: Bosphorus 4K. Performance was the fastest.
x265 benchmark with settings of Video Input: Bosphorus 4K. Performance was the fastest.
x265 benchmark with settings of Video Input: Bosphorus 4K. Performance was the fastest.

It was much the same story for the video encode benchmarks.

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