Two years after its launch, Intel Meteor Lake's Linux performance has declined to 93% of its original benchmarks, contrary to typical improvements seen in similar hardware, with newer software and hardware updates not translating into performance gains.
The first Snapdragon X Elite laptops have been benchmarked, showing performance on par with or exceeding Apple's M-series chips and Intel's Meteor Lake processors. While not ideal for gaming, these laptops offer strong multi-core performance and promising battery life, potentially making Windows laptops as appealing as MacBooks. Compatibility issues with some apps and games remain a concern.
Framework has announced the fourth round of updates for its Framework Laptop 13, featuring new Intel Meteor Lake Core Ultra processors, lower prices for AMD Ryzen 7000 and 13th-gen Intel models, and a new 2880x1920 resolution display with a 120 Hz refresh rate. The upgrades include new motherboards and pre-built laptops, with prices starting at $899 for pre-built models and $449 for motherboards. The new Core Ultra CPUs require DDR5 RAM, and the updated display has rounded corners due to being repurposed from another company. Additional updates include multicolor USB-C Expansion Cards, an English International keyboard, and a new 9.2-megapixel front-facing webcam module.
Linux 6.7 has been released with over 17k non-merge commits, featuring initial support for Bcachefs file-system, stable Intel Meteor Lake graphics, initial NVIDIA GSP firmware support with the Nouveau driver, retirement of Intel Itanium support, and other new features.