[FirmwareBurner]

They don't need to make their own CPUs for that. Framework can write its own BIOS and ACPI drivers for Windows and Linux to have proper sleep support. But that's more R&D expenditure they probably can't afford.

For example, for my home lab, I bought a used Intel 12th gen industrial PC from a specialized Taiwanese embedded systems company, whose BIOS allows very granular control of all sleep states plus individual power control of most peripherals, probably because that's a must-have for customers in that space over stuff like benchmark scores and bang for the buck.

So technically, IT IS possible to do, just probably not very cost effective for consumer devices.

[l8rlump]

I think it's worse than that, at least for the AMD-based Frameworks. Ostensibly, S3 sleep isn't supported by the CPU.

https://community.frame.work/t/responded-how-to-enable-s3-sl...

[Throwaway123129]

Framework outsources their BIOS to Insyde who are a terrible OEM.

https://novacustom.com is a manufacturer that does do their own firmware and BIOS and gives you full control over all these settings

[vladvasiliu]

Do those settings actually work? My HP laptop with a 10th gen intel has an option for this. Windows manages to suspend, but it doesn't come back to life. Linux is broken, too.