HP Spectre Notebook

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive155% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 96% 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
SystemHP Spectre Notebook  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 81A0
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191125
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateAug 27 '20 at 04:22
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Memory 69.7
1-Core 96.7
2-Core 175
65% 114 Pts
4-Core 251
8-Core 244
33% 247 Pts
64-Core 228
14% 228 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
HP(103C 81A0) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8587
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 6.57
Reflection 8.5
Parallax 5.34
5% 6.8 fps
Gravity 6.87
Splatting 13.8
10% 10.3 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV512 512GB
258GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 465 438 463 412 444 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 1,268
Write 513
Mixed 363
SusWrite 449
142% 648 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 33.6
170% 67.7 MB/s
DQ Read 708
DQ Write 505
DQ Mixed 556
429% 590 MB/s
Poor: 93%
This bench: 155%
Great: 173%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB
1.5TB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 34 34 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Read 28.4
Write 27.8
Mixed 24.3
SusWrite 34.8
40% 28.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.1
39% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EDJ4208EFBG-GN-F 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
60.8% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 20.3
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 19.2
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Spectre Notebook Builds (Compare 118 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: HP Spectre Notebook

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