Disappointing battery life on 13 Ryzen 7640U

There are several things that you can do.

Hardware:

  • Make sure USB-C cards are in the back 2 ports

Windows Settings:

  • Set power setting to best battery life
  • Lower screen brightness (I usually have it at 20-30% and I get 8-10 hours on my Ryzen 7 board)
  • If your SSD has a power saving mode, activate it in the manufacturer’s software
  • Update to latest drivers directly from AMD
  • Uninstall unneeded apps
  • Turnoff unneeded services in System Configuration

Power Plan Settings

  • Set minimum processor state to 1%
  • Set PCIE Link State Power Management to Maximum Power Savings
  • Turn on USB selective suspend setting
  • Set USB3 Link State Power Management to Maximum Power Savings
  • Turn off Network connectivity in standby

You can also use O and O Shutup 10 to disable hidden services. Do note that since the Ryzen 5 version has a 55 watthour battery instead of a 61 watthour battery, you may still not get the same battery life as some reviews suggest.

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