#HP SPECTRE X360 15 4K REVIEW UPGRADE#

Combine this with the fact that the Comet Lake-U 2019 model shares the same keyboard, display, battery life, and chassis as the cheaper Whiskey Lake-U model and you have a system that is not worth the upgrade if you already own a Spectre. Power users looking for more consistent performance out of their laptops may want to avoid this particular Spectre configuration as a result.įurthermore, the Comet Lake-U Core i7-10510U and GeForce MX250 are just marginally better than the last generation Whiskey Lake-U Core i7-8565U and GeForce MX150 by the slimmest of margins in terms of raw performance.

This Comet Lake-U Spectre x360 15 exhibits similar characteristics as its clock rates, frame rates, and fan noise would fluctuate as well when gaming. In our review of the Ice Lake Spectre x360 13 and Kaby Lake-G Spectre x360 15 models, we discovered fluctuating clock rates, frame rates, and fan noise when under high loads for a bumpy gaming experience. Running on battery power will not limit performance. Frame rates are therefore unsteady even when idling onscreen when on Medium 768p settings, for example, frame rates would periodically and consistently fluctuate between 33 FPS and 36 FPS. Running Witcher 3 to represent real-world gaming load shows a cycling GPU clock rate between 1316 MHz to 1683 MHz and a cycling temperature of 52 C to 75 C. This same behavior also occurs if running both Prime95 and FurMark simultaneously CPU and GPU temperatures would cycle between 66 C to 84 C and 74 C to 91 C, respectively.

Thereafter, clock rates would drop to just 2.1 and 2.2 GHz with a cycling core temperature between 66 C and 84 C due to the cycling RPM of the fans. When running Prime95, clock rates would spike to as high as 3.7 GHz for the first 5 seconds until reaching a core temperature of 83 C. We stress the laptop with synthetic loads to identify for any potential throttling or stability issues. The HP Spectre x360 15 competes directly with other ~$1000 15.6-inch laptops including the Dell XPS 15 and XPS 15 2-in-1, Lenovo IdeaPad S740, Lenovo Yoga C940 15, and the Asus ZenBook 15. Nonetheless, we recommend checking out our existing review on the 2018 model since they still share several characteristics. When compared to the 2018 Spectre x360 15, the 2019 model includes plenty of changes both internal and external. The 2019 model we are reviewing today directly precedes the 2020 Spectre x360 15 with a Comet Lake-U quad-core Core i7-10510U CPU, GeForce MX250 GPU, and 4K UHD IPS display for about $1300 USD on.

At CES 2020, HP unveiled a refreshed Spectre x360 15 with narrower bezels, new CPU options, and an unspecified GeForce GPU that will more than likely be a yet-to-be-announced next generation GeForce offering.

Hp spectre x360 15 4k review