Honor MagicBook 14 (2023) vs Framework Laptop 13
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)
- Performs significantly better (up to 5.5x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 133-181% higher FPS
- Around 68% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~36%) battery – 75 against 55 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 15% higher max. screen brightness: 460 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Framework Laptop 13
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Easier to carry: weighs 220 grams less (around 0.49 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
- Supports newer Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks (vs Wi-Fi 6E)
- Better webcam recording quality
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 96GB)
- 30% sharper screen – 201 versus 155 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.52 kg (3.35 lbs) | 1.3 kg (2.87 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 307.51 x 227.56 x 16.9 mm 12.11 x 8.96 x 0.67 inches |
296.63 x 228.98 x 15.85 mm 11.68 x 9.01 x 0.62 inches |
| Area | 700 cm2 (108.5 inches2) | 679 cm2 (105.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.8% | ~79.9% |
| Side bezels | 3.7 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 145° | 180° |
| Kensington lock | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41.2 dB | 49.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 14.2 inches | 13.5 inches |
| Type | LTPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 155 ppi | 201 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2256 x 1504 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
MagicBook 14 (2023)
14.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 93.1 in2
Laptop 13
13.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 84.1 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1500:1 | 1397:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 71.1% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 68.9% |
| Response time | 7 ms | 44 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | - |
| Charge power | 65 W | 60 W |
| Cable length | 1.7 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 200 grams | 313 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.6 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 50 W | 15 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1185 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1417 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | DDR5 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 5.8 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 969 | - |
| Solar Bay | 17250 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 96 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~74.2 dB | ~77.5 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | In the keyboard button | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 4x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 4x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | 1x v1.4 |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.2 cm | 11.5 x 7.6 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Laptop 13:
- You can customize 4 slots to accommodate a variety of different ports.
- Thunderbolt 4 is supported only on the Intel model.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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