7040U vs 125H - Stability

Framework Laptop 13
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Help me decide what chipset to get, please if price were no concern (7640U vs 125H). Was originally set on 7640 but just seems more issues reported vs. mainly heat related for Intel. CPU/GPU performance seems similar-ish.

I know AMD is generally preferred in this community, but would like honest feedback. I acknowledge Intel sells less on FW so potential less reported issues.

Looking to finally upgrade from old XPS laptop. Use case: Productivity, a million chrome tabs and 4x games on lowest settings. Will be using W11, no Linux.

AMD Concerns

  1. Wifi issues with MT card. I would buy Intel AX210 immediately and replace. I hope that solves any potential issues; I have read it is somewhat slow on upload. Any special drivers needed for the AX210? Battery drain issue (or just for AI chips)? Framework 13 AMD Ryzen AI sleep battery drain with Intel AX210 WiFi - #7 by dduan
    vs. Intel - no wifi issues

  2. Charging. Some report charging issues even after all this time with certain USB C chargers. Also, power flipping issues. Seems like its been fixed? Maybe they were never issues for W11 users? [TRACKING] Battery flipping between charging and discharging / Draws from battery even on AC - #445 by Charlie_6
    Framework Laptop 13 (AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series) not charging with some chargers - #5 by James_Neely
    Anker power adaptor is incompatible with Framework 13
    vs. Intel - no issues with chargers.

  3. Audio. One post had noted popping with audio, response was to buy 3.5mm expansion card which is a ridiculous solution. Counterpoint: only one post on this issue and on Linux.
    [RESPONDED] Sound card replacement?

  4. Battery BIOS problems. Went on for months, seemed to have Battery extender finally sorted for 3.09. If not using extender, the charge limit was seemingly not respected on some individuals’ laptops. Seemingly the issue is back for AI chips, which is not necessarily confidence inspring.
    vs. Intel - Batt extender seemed no issues from > year ago BIOS update.

  5. Webcam - is the 1st gen webcam really bad? I don’t need it to be good, just working. All intels come with the 2nd gen whereas base 7640U is only first.

  6. General firmware/stability problems seem like the crop up more on AMDs, but perhaps it is an influx of AI chip issues unresolved or rolled over (and previously fixed) from 7040 series. Counterpoint: AMD sells probably 10x over Intel in Framework.

Intel Concerns

  1. Price vs performance. I think 125h and 7640U are about same price. GPU performance seems about same. Most comments I have read universally suggest 7840>155h but I am not using Linux or getting higher end chips.

  2. Heat. Everything I am reading is the core 1 series generates a ton of heat on the higher performance profiles and you can’t really decide when the computer uses them. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Framework-Laptop-13-5-Core-Ultra-7-review-New-2-8K-120-Hz-display-with-Arc-8-graphics.874187.0.html
    Most of the reviews, however, are of 155h chips. Is this concern very warranted?

Thanks in advance.