66 PCWorld APRIL 2019REVIEWS HP SPECTRE X360 15 (2019)
video editors. HP said it’s trying to shoot for a
middle ground between those who might
need graphical horsepower and those who
might use the Spectre x360 for more
traditional drawing apps, hence the pen.
HP’s Spectre x360 15 (2019) doesn’t use
the absolute latest 8th-gen mobile chips, but
the six-core Coffee Lake 2.2GHz Core
i7-8750H chip is an H-series part, the family
of premium, 45-watt Core parts for
notebooks. Launched in the second quarter
of 2018, it offers excellent performance
against rivals powered by quad-core
processors. Alternatively, you can opt for a
version of the Spectre x360 15 (2019)
powered by a 1.8GHz Core i7-8565U, a
15-watt, more modern Amber Lake Core
processor that should offer
better battery life.
From a testing
standpoint, we’re
transitioning from a
database full of the older
3DMark 8 scores to the
more modern 3DMark 10
benchmark. Both tests
focus on the same real-
world productivity tasks,
even using apps like
OpenOffice to drive
spreadsheet calculations.
HP Spectre x360 15
2019 hp command center
It’s worth noting thatwhile the included HP Command Center
software allows you to run the Spectre x360
in Performance and Comfort modes, our tests
showed little difference. As an example, our
HandBrake test finished a minute faster under
Performance mode—but that worked out to
about a 4 percent improvement, with the fans
at their full, noisiest speed all the while.
Results tested using Cinebench and PCMark
10 were equally inconclusive.
The default is “HP Recommended,” which
actively adjusts system performance in
response to temperature. This mode appears
to be perfectly adequate for everyday use. (A
“Quiet” mode appears on the HP Spectre
x360 13, but was removed from the 15-inch
model because of its inability to turn the fan offHere, the Spectre x360’s performance falls midway down the pack,
though you’ll notice no slowdowns in everyday office tasks.M8RE SI GS65 Stealth Thin (Core i7-8750U)
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(Core i7-8750H)
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(Core i7-8750G)
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(Core i7-8550U)
HP Spectre x360 15 (2019)(Core i7-8750H)
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HP Spectre x360 15 (2018) (Core i7-8550U)PCMark 8 Work 3.0
(Native resolution)LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE3,9863,1733,7452,8963,8483,0463,230