HP Spectre x360 Convertible 13-ae0xx

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	223% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 90% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	HP Spectre x360 Convertible 13-ae0xx (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 83B9
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '20 at 01:18
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	CRI-User
Background CPU	35%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Memory 64.3 1-Core 72.3 2-Core 124 52% 86.9 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 264 28% 223 Pts	64-Core 238 15% 238 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% HP(103C 83B9) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8476 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	4.16% Terrible	Lighting 4.3 Reflection 5.69 Parallax 4.53 4% 4.84 fps	MRender 6.71 Gravity 4.07 Splatting 8.43 5% 6.41 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.16% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1180 1362 1292 1395 1179 899 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1744 Write 1,173 Mixed 796 SusWrite 1,218 275% 1,233 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 54.9 205% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 461 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 398 289% 379 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 393%
Seagate ST1000LM 035-1RK172 1TB 3,232 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 274GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 107 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 87.4 Write 90.9 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 106 69% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.5 168% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron MT52L512M32D2PF-093 WT:B 2x4GB 948 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.1% Good	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 20.6 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 14.5 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 116 35% 116 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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System: HP Spectre x360 Convertible 13-ae0xx

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	481x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	103x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	570x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	3x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2x

SSD
MZVLB512HAJQ-000H1 512GBSamsungBench 209%, 20,750 samples	127x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	67x
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 122%, 19,561 samples	59x

RAM
H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NVD 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 10,159 samples	186x
MT52L512M32D2PF-093 WT:B 2x4GBMicronBench 62%, 948 samples	127x
K4EBE304EB-EGCG 2x8GBSamsungBench 64%, 14,699 samples	95x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16