HP Spectre Folio Convertible 13-ak0xxx

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.45% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	139% 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.

CPU throttled at 93% 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.

System	HP Spectre Folio Convertible 13-ak0xxx (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 8503
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190612
Uptime	44 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '20 at 20:17
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	93%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8500Y 528 User benchmarks, average bench 50% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 77.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 176 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 297 8-Core 300 40% 299 Pts	64-Core 243 15% 243 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 615 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 8503) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7926 Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	3.45% Terrible	Lighting 2.5 Reflection 49.6 Parallax 4.7 2% 18.9 fps	MRender 7 Gravity 5.4 Splatting 9.5 6% 7.3 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.45% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB 20,171 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD70H1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 269 293 304 303 247 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 1,351 Write 1,237 Mixed 626 SusWrite 296 195% 878 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 50 185% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 214 160% 215 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 235%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung K3QF4F40BM-AGCF 2x4GB 2,664 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 21.3 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 19.8 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 86 46% 86 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 65%

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

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Typical Spectre Folio Convertible 13-ak0xxx Builds (Compare 36 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

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Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 8%

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System: HP Spectre Folio Convertible 13-ak0xxx

CPU
Core i7-8500YIntelBench 50%, 528 samples	33x
Core i5-8200YIntelBench 49%, 154 samples	3x

GPU
UHD Graphics 615IntelBench 4%, 2,909 samples	36x

SSD
MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GBSamsungBench 174%, 20,171 samples	21x
MZVLB512HAJQ-000H1 512GBSamsungBench 209%, 20,750 samples	5x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	4x

RAM
H9CCNNNCPTALBR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 58%, 1,779 samples	13x
K3QF4F40BM-AGCF 2x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 2,664 samples	10x
MT52L1G64D8QC-093 2x8GBMicronBench 58%, 25 samples	6x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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