HP Pavilion Gaming 15 in Review: HP's 15.6-inch laptop combines gaming prowess and stamina

AMD and Nvidia make a good team. The HP Pavilion Gaming 15 runs all current games smoothly and displays them on its matte 15.6-inch screen (FHD, IPS). The laptop is well-equipped: 16 GB of RAM (dual-channel mode), NVMe SSD, HDD. Surprisingly, the battery life is excellent.

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The Pavilion Gaming 15 series consists of 15.6-inch gaming laptops with mid-range graphics chips. It is a more budget version of HP's Omen series. Due to this, Nvidia GeForce RTX GPUs are exclusive to the latter. The test model we received is powered by a Ryzen 7 3750H APU and a GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q GPU. Competitors include devices such as the Dell G5 15 5590, Acer Aspire Nitro 5 and the Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH.

Since the Pavilion Gaming 15 is physically identical with the Gaming Pavilion 15 that we have already tested, we will not revisit the chassis, connectivity, input devices and speakers - unless there were changes. The relevant information can be found in our existing review of the Gaming Pavilion 15.

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HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng (Pavilion 15-cx Series)

Processor

AMD Ryzen 7 3750H 4 x 2.3 - 4 GHz, Picasso (Zen+)

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q - 6 GB VRAM, Core: 1335 MHz, Memory: 1500 MHz, GDDR6, 192-bit interface, Nvidia 436.48, Optimus

Memory

16 GB

, DDR4-2666, dual-channel, two slots (both occupied)

Display

15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, AU Optronics B156HAK02.0, IPS, glossy: no

Mainboard

AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH

Storage

WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G, 256 GB

, + Seagate ST1000LM049 (1 TB, 7200 RPM), 1124 GB free

Soundcard

Realtek ALC285 @ AMD K17.1- Audio Processor - High Definition Audio Controller

Connections

1 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, Audio Connections: combined audio, Card Reader: SD, Sensors: Accelerometer, TPM 2.0

Networking

Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 23.5 x 360 x 257 ( = 0.93 x 14.17 x 10.12 in)

Battery

52.5 Wh, 4323 mAh Lithium-Ion, 11.55 V

Charging

fast charging / Quickcharge

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit

Camera

Webcam: HD
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, McAfee LiveSafe (trial version), MS Office 365 (trial version), 12 Months Warranty

Weight

2.25 kg ( = 79.37 oz / 4.96 pounds), Power Supply: 650 g ( = 22.93 oz / 1.43 pounds)

Price

1150 Euro

Links

HP homepage

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
79.7 %	10/2019	HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng R7 3750H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q	2.3 kg	23.5 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
83.9 %	08/2019	HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng i7-9750H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q	2.4 kg	23.4 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
79.6 %	10/2019	Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ i5-9300H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	2.7 kg	23.7 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
82.3 %	08/2019	Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE i7-9750H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	2.2 kg	26 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
82.5 %	05/2019	Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-54-53Z2 i5-9300H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	2.2 kg	27 mm	15.60"	1920x1080

Case - Pavilion Chassis with Some Changes

The chassis of the laptop is mostly identical to the predecessor's. However, there are a few differences. Firstly, the hinges are farther apart. Secondly, the exhaust vent has been moved to the area between the two hinges. The positive consequence: The bottom plate can now be removed more easily.

Size Comparison

Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-54-53Z2 Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng DIN A4 ❌

Connectivity - HP Gaming Laptop without Thunderbolt 3

In terms of port selection, there are differences compared to the predecessor as well. For one, HP has omitted one USB Type-A port on our test device. Furthermore, the USB Type-C port adheres to the USB 3.2 Gen 1 standard (predecessor: USB 3.2 Gen 2). The port layout is different as well.

Right: card reader (SD), combined audio jack, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-C), Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A), HDMI

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Average of class Gaming (19 - 202, n=98, last 2 years)	99.9 MB/s ∼100% +183%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	74.1 MB/s ∼74% +110%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	35.3 MB/s ∼35%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	25 MB/s ∼25% -29%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Average of class Gaming (26 - 269, n=89, last 2 years)	126.6 MB/s ∼100% +240%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	77.6 MB/s ∼61% +109%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	37.2 MB/s ∼29%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	26 MB/s ∼21% -30%

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Average of class Gaming (450 - 1580, n=44, last 2 years)	1143 MBit/s ∼100% +73%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-54-53Z2 Intel Wireless-AC 9560	684 MBit/s ∼60% +4%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ Intel Wireless-AC 9560	676 MBit/s ∼59% +2%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	660 (536^min - 759^max) MBit/s ∼58%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Realtek RTL8822BE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCIe Adapter	638 MBit/s ∼56% -3%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE Intel Wireless-AC 9560	630 MBit/s ∼55% -5%
iperf3 receive AX12
Average of class Gaming (423 - 1700, n=44, last 2 years)	1225 MBit/s ∼100% +133%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ Intel Wireless-AC 9560	691 MBit/s ∼56% +31%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-54-53Z2 Intel Wireless-AC 9560	671 MBit/s ∼55% +28%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE Intel Wireless-AC 9560	619 MBit/s ∼51% +18%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Realtek RTL8822BE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCIe Adapter	614 MBit/s ∼50% +17%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	526 (464^min - 639^max) MBit/s ∼43%

HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø525 (464-639)

HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø660 (536-759)

Display - IPS on Board

The matte 15.6-inch display of the Pavilion 15 has a native resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. While it offers a good contrast ratio (1,208:1), the brightness (290.7 cd/m²) - relative to the price of the laptop - is on the lower end. Here, we usually like to see values of 300 cd/m² or more. Positive: The display does not exhibit PWM flickering.


277 cd/m²	308 cd/m²	267 cd/m²
282 cd/m²	302 cd/m²	286 cd/m²
280 cd/m²	319 cd/m²	295 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

AU Optronics B156HAK02.0

X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 319 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 290.7 cd/m² Minimum: 20 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 84 %
Center on Battery: 302 cd/m²
Contrast: 1208:1 (Black: 0.25 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.84 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.1, calibrated: 2.63
ΔE Greyscale 4.31 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
89% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
58% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
63.8% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
89.2% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
62.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.56

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	HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60	HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60	Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60	Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60	Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-54-53Z2 IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Display		4%	32%	2%	-38%
Display P3 Coverage	62.8	64.2 2%	83.1 32%	63.6 1%	37.97 -40%
sRGB Coverage	89.2	95.1 7%	99.9 12%	91.7 3%	57 -36%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	63.8	65.8 3%	96.8 52%	65.2 2%	39.23 -39%
Response Times		62%	-12%	69%	2%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	40 ?(19, 21)	16.4 ?(8.4, 8) 59%	48 ?(22.8, 25.2) -20%	8.8 ?(4, 4.4) 78%	42 ?(20.8, 21.2) -5%
Response Time Black / White *	29 ?(16, 13)	10.4 ?(5.2, 5.2) 64%	30 ?(16.8, 13.2) -3%	12 ?(6.8, 5.2) 59%	26.8 ?(16, 10.8) 8%
PWM Frequency
Screen		19%	-22%	4%	-10%
Brightness middle	302	345 14%	234 -23%	299 -1%	238 -21%
Brightness	291	324 11%	216 -26%	290 0%	226 -22%
Brightness Distribution	84	86 2%	87 4%	89 6%	83 -1%
Black Level *	0.25	0.42 -68%	0.22 12%	0.29 -16%	0.27 -8%
Contrast	1208	821 -32%	1064 -12%	1031 -15%	881 -27%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	4.84	1.3 73%	6.52 -35%	3.7 24%	4.11 15%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	8.18	2.8 66%	10.58 -29%	7 14%	6.89 16%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	2.63	1.1 58%	3.56 -35%	2 24%	3.76 -43%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	4.31	1.2 72%	5.33 -24%	4.1 5%	1.78 59%
Gamma	2.56 ^86%	2.31 ^95%	2.86 ^77%	2.19 ^100%	2.41 ^91%
CCT	7318 ^89%	6476 ^100%	5983 ^109%	7166 ^91%	6311 ^103%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)	58	60.5 4%	36 -38%	59.3 2%	36 -38%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)	89	94.9 7%	57 -36%	91.5 3%	57 -36%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		28% / 21%	-1% / -11%	25% / 12%	-15% / -14%

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We were able to measure a DeltaE2000 color deviation value of 4.84 ex-factory. Hence, the display misses the target value (DeltaE of less than 3). A calibration attempt addresses this directly and slightly improves the display's accuracy. The calibration produces a lower color deviation of 2.63 and a more balanced grayscale. The display does not fully cover the AdobeRGB (58%) or sRGB (89%) color spaces.

Display Response Times

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Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
29 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 16 ms rise
29 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 13 ms fall
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 73 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.9 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
40 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 19 ms rise
40 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 21 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 54 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (34.6 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

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To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 54 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 19003 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

HP fits the 15.6-inch laptop with an IPS panel that offers good viewing angles. This allows users to read the screen's content from any position they choose. Outdoors, the screen's content is only discernible when the sun does not shine too brightly.

Performance - HP Laptop with Midrange Hardware

HP's 15.6-inch gaming laptop is able to display all of the latest titles smoothly, while also creating good impressions in other areas of application. Our test model can be purchased for about 1,150 Euros (~$1,276). Other configurations are available as well. The base model starts at 650 Euros (~$721) and comes with a Ryzen 5 3550H APU and a GeForce GTX 1050 GPU.

Processor

The Pavilion is powered by a Ryzen 7 3750H (Picasso) APU from AMD. The CPU part of the APU contains a four-core processor with a base clock frequency of 2.3 GHz. An increase to up to 4 GHz is possible via Turbo.

At the start of the Cinebench multithread test, the processor runs at 3.8 to 3.9 GHz. Afterwards, the clock speed falls to 3.6 to 3.7 GHz. During the single-thread tests, the clock speeds range from 2.7 to 4 GHz. The aforementioned values assume that the laptop is connected to a power supply. In battery mode, the multithread tests temporarily run at 2.4 GHz. The processor then accelerates to 3 to 3.1 GHz. During single-thread tests, the clock speeds range from 1.4 to 2.4 GHz.

By running the multithread test of Cinebench's R15 benchmark in a loop for at least 30 minutes, we ascertain whether the CPU Turbo is permanently active while the laptop is on mains. The scores drop slightly by the eighth loop and stay on a constant level for the remainder of the test. Meanwhile, the CPU Turbo is active.

HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H: Ø765 (755.34-779.97)

HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Intel Core i7-9750H, Intel Core i7-9750H: Ø1035 (1020.33-1139.99)

Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ Intel Core i5-9300H, Intel Core i5-9300H: Ø771 (679.21-818)

Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE Intel Core i7-9750H, Intel Core i7-9750H: Ø1157 (1151.34-1211.72)

Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H: Ø790 (787.28-796.5)

HP Omen 15-dc1020ng Intel Core i5-9300H, Intel Core i5-9300H: Ø748 (730.55-769.02)

Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H: Ø741 (732.32-778.15)

Asus TUF FX505DY AMD Ryzen 5 3550H, AMD Ryzen 5 3550H: Ø725 (718.93-754.96)

Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-54-53Z2 Intel Core i5-9300H, Intel Core i5-9300H: Ø707 (700.72-757)

Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit

4898

Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit

20750

Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit

6820

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

135 Points

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

780 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

78.2 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

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Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Gaming (79.2 - 312, n=246, last 2 years)	257 Points ∼100% +90%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE Intel Core i7-9750H	187 Points ∼73% +39%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Intel Core i7-9750H	186 Points ∼72% +38%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-54-53Z2 Intel Core i5-9300H	176 Points ∼68% +30%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ Intel Core i5-9300H	169 Points ∼66% +25%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	157 Points ∼61% +16%
Asus TUF FX505DY AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	145 Points ∼56% +7%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (135 - 157, n=7)	143.9 Points ∼56% +7%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	135 Points ∼53%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Gaming (400 - 5663, n=247, last 2 years)	2741 Points ∼100% +251%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE Intel Core i7-9750H	1155 (899.54^min - 1211.72^max) Points ∼42% +48%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Intel Core i7-9750H	1140 Points ∼42% +46%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ Intel Core i5-9300H	818 Points ∼30% +5%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	799 Points ∼29% +2%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	780 Points ∼28%
Asus TUF FX505DY AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	757 Points ∼28% -3%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-54-53Z2 Intel Core i5-9300H	757 Points ∼28% -3%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (672 - 805, n=7)	743 Points ∼27% -5%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single 32Bit
Average of class Gaming (5847 - 11940, n=25, last 2 years)	8464 Points ∼100% +73%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Intel Core i7-9750H	6983 Points ∼83% +43%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	4898 Points ∼58%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (4527 - 4898, n=3)	4732 Points ∼56% -3%
Asus TUF FX505DY AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	4575 Points ∼54% -7%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
Average of class Gaming (35806 - 85088, n=25, last 2 years)	55283 Points ∼100% +166%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Intel Core i7-9750H	34445 Points ∼62% +66%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	20750 Points ∼38%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (19290 - 20750, n=3)	20242 Points ∼37% -2%
Asus TUF FX505DY AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	20097 Points ∼36% -3%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Gaming (169 - 825, n=241, last 2 years)	664 Points ∼100%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE Intel Core i7-9750H	458 Points ∼69%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Intel Core i7-9750H	447 Points ∼67%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ Intel Core i5-9300H	404 Points ∼61%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	386 Points ∼58%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (340 - 386, n=4)	364 Points ∼55%
CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Gaming (930 - 13769, n=241, last 2 years)	6502 Points ∼100%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE Intel Core i7-9750H	2595 Points ∼40%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Intel Core i7-9750H	2415 Points ∼37%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ Intel Core i5-9300H	1821 Points ∼28%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	1793 Points ∼28%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (1514 - 1825, n=4)	1691 Points ∼26%

Geekbench 3
32 Bit Multi-Core Score
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Intel Core i7-9750H	22875 Points ∼100% +52%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	15019 Points ∼66%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (14478 - 15019, n=2)	14749 Points ∼64% -2%
32 Bit Single-Core Score
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Intel Core i7-9750H	4263 Points ∼100% +12%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	3819 Points ∼90%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (3717 - 3819, n=2)	3768 Points ∼88% -1%

Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Average of class Gaming (27071 - 71700, n=33, last 2 years)	46233 Points ∼100% +237%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Intel Core i7-9750H	23928 Points ∼52% +74%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE Intel Core i7-9750H	17054 Points ∼37% +24%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	13738 Points ∼30%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (11396 - 13738, n=4)	12985 Points ∼28% -5%
Asus TUF FX505DY AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	11183 Points ∼24% -19%
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Average of class Gaming (5812 - 8936, n=33, last 2 years)	7384 Points ∼100% +76%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Intel Core i7-9750H	5423 Points ∼73% +30%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE Intel Core i7-9750H	4440 Points ∼60% +6%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	4186 Points ∼57%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (3898 - 4186, n=4)	4104 Points ∼56% -2%
Asus TUF FX505DY AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	3623 Points ∼49% -13%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Average of class Gaming (6219 - 22107, n=59, last 2 years)	12722 Points ∼100% +242%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	3718 Points ∼29%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (3007 - 3718, n=4)	3467 Points ∼27% -7%
5.0 Single-Core
Average of class Gaming (1369 - 2064, n=59, last 2 years)	1732 Points ∼100% +91%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	908 Points ∼52%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (853 - 959, n=4)	895 Points ∼52% -1%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE Intel Core i7-9750H	1713 ms * ∼100% -48%
Asus TUF FX505DY AMD Ryzen 5 3550H (Edge 44.17763.1.0)	1217 ms * ∼71% -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (1132 - 1228, n=4)	1170 ms * ∼68% -1%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (Edge 44.17763.1.0)	1162 ms * ∼68% -0%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (Edge 44)	1158 ms * ∼68%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Intel Core i7-9750H (Edge 44)	1066 ms * ∼62% +8%
Average of class Gaming (421 - 882, n=219, last 2 years)	547 ms * ∼32% +53%

Octane V2 - Total Score
Average of class Gaming (63457 - 105526, n=52, last 2 years)	86376 Points ∼100% +181%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Intel Core i7-9750H (Edge 44)	37557 Points ∼43% +22%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE Intel Core i7-9750H	37229 Points ∼43% +21%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (Edge 44)	30714 Points ∼36%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (Edge 44.17763.1.0)	30675 Points ∼36% 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (29949 - 30714, n=4)	30479 Points ∼35% -1%
Asus TUF FX505DY AMD Ryzen 5 3550H (Edge 44.17763.1.0)	28706 Points ∼33% -7%

JetStream 1.1 - Total Score
Average of class Gaming (325 - 541, n=27, last 2 years)	435 Points ∼100% +98%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Intel Core i7-9750H (Edge 44)	264.4 Points ∼61% +20%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (Edge 44)	219.5 Points ∼50%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (Edge 44.17763.1.0)	219 Points ∼50% 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H (205 - 220, n=5)	213 Points ∼49% -3%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE Intel Core i7-9750H	211.6 Points ∼49% -4%
Asus TUF FX505DY AMD Ryzen 5 3550H (Edge 44.17763.1.0)	209.8 Points ∼48% -4%

* ... smaller is better

System Performance

The HP laptop offers enough performance for all common workloads. Furthermore, the dedicated graphics chip makes playing games possible. The system also achieves good results in the PCMark benchmarks. It runs quickly and smoothly and we did not encounter any issues.

PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2		3944 points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2		3987 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2		4967 points
PCMark 10 Score		4565 points
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PCMark 10
Score
Average of class Gaming (4477 - 9331, n=199, last 2 years)	7385 Points ∼100% +62%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	5716 Points ∼77% +25%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB256HAHQ	5583 Points ∼76% +22%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-54-53Z2 GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-9300H, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G	4973 Points ∼67% +9%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, R7 3750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	4732 Points ∼64% +4%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-9300H, KBG30ZMS128G	4615 Points ∼62% +1%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G	4565 Points ∼62%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q (4322 - 4565, n=2)	4444 Points ∼60% -3%
Asus TUF FX505DY Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), R5 3550H, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G	4405 Points ∼60% -4%
Essentials
Average of class Gaming (7334 - 12176, n=198, last 2 years)	10573 Points ∼100% +34%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB256HAHQ	9450 Points ∼89% +20%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	9020 Points ∼85% +14%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-54-53Z2 GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-9300H, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G	8819 Points ∼83% +12%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, R7 3750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	8355 Points ∼79% +6%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-9300H, KBG30ZMS128G	8241 Points ∼78% +4%
Asus TUF FX505DY Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), R5 3550H, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G	7949 Points ∼75% +1%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G	7901 Points ∼75%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q (7424 - 7901, n=2)	7663 Points ∼72% -3%
Productivity
Average of class Gaming (6161 - 11833, n=198, last 2 years)	9560 Points ∼100% +54%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB256HAHQ	7687 Points ∼80% +24%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	7430 Points ∼78% +20%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-54-53Z2 GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-9300H, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G	7310 Points ∼76% +18%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-9300H, KBG30ZMS128G	6647 Points ∼70% +7%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, R7 3750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	6518 Points ∼68% +5%
Asus TUF FX505DY Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), R5 3550H, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G	6446 Points ∼67% +4%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q (6216 - 6305, n=2)	6261 Points ∼65% +1%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G	6216 Points ∼65%
Digital Content Creation
Average of class Gaming (5288 - 16424, n=198, last 2 years)	10883 Points ∼100% +107%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	7564 Points ∼70% +44%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB256HAHQ	6502 Points ∼60% +24%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, R7 3750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	5282 Points ∼49% 0%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G	5257 Points ∼48%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-54-53Z2 GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-9300H, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G	5178 Points ∼48% -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q (4682 - 5257, n=2)	4970 Points ∼46% -5%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-9300H, KBG30ZMS128G	4871 Points ∼45% -7%
Asus TUF FX505DY Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), R5 3550H, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G	4528 Points ∼42% -14%

PCMark 8
Home Score Accelerated v2
Average of class Gaming (3570 - 6657, n=41, last 2 years)	5130 Points ∼100% +30%
Asus TUF FX505DY Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), R5 3550H, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G	4560 Points ∼89% +16%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	4507 Points ∼88% +14%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB256HAHQ	4362 Points ∼85% +11%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G	3944 Points ∼77%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, R7 3750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	3917 Points ∼76% -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q (3642 - 3944, n=2)	3793 Points ∼74% -4%
Work Score Accelerated v2
Average of class Gaming (4622 - 7085, n=40, last 2 years)	5997 Points ∼100% +21%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB256HAHQ	5608 Points ∼94% +13%
Asus TUF FX505DY Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), R5 3550H, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G	5223 Points ∼87% +5%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	5041 Points ∼84% +1%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G	4967 Points ∼83%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q (4956 - 4967, n=2)	4962 Points ∼83% 0%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, R7 3750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	4701 Points ∼78% -5%

Storage Solution

A Western Digital NVMe SSD (M.2-2280 form factor) serves as the system drive and offers a capacity of 256 GB (193 GB of which is available to users). The SSD's data transfer rates are good. An additional 2.5-inch hard drive (1 TB, 7200 RPM) ensures that the gaming laptop has enough storage space available.

CrystalDiskMark 3.0

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G

Sequential Read: 1801 MB/s

Sequential Write: 1616 MB/s

512K Read: 1339 MB/s

512K Write: 623 MB/s

4K Read: 35.69 MB/s

4K Write: 129.7 MB/s

4K QD32 Read: 341.1 MB/s

4K QD32 Write: 246.2 MB/s

	HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G	HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB256HAHQ	Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ KBG30ZMS128G	Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-54-53Z2 WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G	Average WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6		-8%	-61%	20%	-14%	0%
Write 4K	148	100 -32%	65.3 -56%	158.8 7%	109.1 -26%	148 0%
Read 4K	43.73	31.39 -28%	29.71 -32%	29.11 -33%	42.05 -4%	43.7 0%
Write Seq	1617	1308 -19%	128.8 -92%	1584 -2%	1457 -10%	1617 0%
Read Seq	1753	1083 -38%	859 -51%	1694 -3%	1421 -19%	1753 0%
Write 4K Q32T1	246.3	362.9 47%	95.8 -61%	536 118%	287.8 17%	246 0%
Read 4K Q32T1	368	425.7 16%	197.6 -46%	363.9 -1%	317.9 -14%	368 0%
Write Seq Q32T1	1618	1411 -13%	132.5 -92%	2536 57%	1455 -10%	1618 0%
Read Seq Q32T1	3027	3240 7%	1208 -60%	3458 14%	1739 -43%	3027 0%

GPU Performance

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q GPU (TDP: 60 watts) is a more energy-efficient version of the regular GTX 1660 Ti (TDP: 80 watts). The midrange GPU is based on the Turing architecture. As opposed to RTX-2000 series graphics chips, it lacks both ray-tracing and tensor cores. The GPU has access to fast GDDR6 graphics memory (6,144 GB).

The GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q operates at a base clock frequency of 1,140 MHz. GPU Boost allows for an increased clock speed of up to 1,335 MHz. While the GPU is below a predefined temperature and/or energy consumption threshold, even higher clock rates are possible. This allows the GPU to complete our The Witcher 3 test with an average clock speed of 1,434 MHz. Meanwhile, the peak clock speed was 1,710 MHz.

The results of our 3DMark benchmarks were in line with our expectations for this GPU. The Radeon RX Vega 10, which is integrated into the APU, is enabled and the laptop uses Nvidia's graphics-switching technology Optimus.

3DMark 06 Standard Score		25038 points
3DMark 11 Performance		14271 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		77644 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		24182 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		11198 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		4842 points
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3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Gaming (1029 - 72070, n=235, last 2 years)	37400 Points ∼100% +102%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN517-51-7887 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-9750H	20407 Points ∼55% +10%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-9750H	19553 Points ∼52% +6%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	18493 Points ∼49%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q (17010 - 18653, n=8)	17711 Points ∼47% -4%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, Intel Core i7-9750H	17264 Points ∼46% -7%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	17170 Points ∼46% -7%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	13575 Points ∼36% -27%
HP Omen 15-dc1020ng NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, Intel Core i5-9300H	13447 Points ∼36% -27%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, Intel Core i5-9300H	13233 Points ∼35% -28%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-54-53Z2 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, Intel Core i5-9300H	13125 Points ∼35% -29%
Asus TUF FX505DY AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	8181 Points ∼22% -56%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Average of class Gaming (15902 - 193851, n=163, last 2 years)	129499 Points ∼100% +133%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN517-51-7887 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-9750H	97845 Points ∼76% +76%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-9750H	92951 Points ∼72% +67%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, Intel Core i7-9750H	88271 Points ∼68% +59%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q (38321 - 89505, n=7)	63736 Points ∼49% +15%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, Intel Core i5-9300H	57752 Points ∼45% +4%
HP Omen 15-dc1020ng NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, Intel Core i5-9300H	57365 Points ∼44% +3%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	55659 Points ∼43%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	44557 Points ∼34% -20%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	40948 Points ∼32% -26%
Asus TUF FX505DY AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	35511 Points ∼27% -36%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Gaming (781 - 53059, n=243, last 2 years)	27614 Points ∼100% +107%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN517-51-7887 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-9750H	14509 Points ∼53% +9%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-9750H	14288 Points ∼52% +7%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	13362 Points ∼48%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q (12903 - 13870, n=7)	13356 Points ∼48% 0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	13355 Points ∼48% 0%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, Intel Core i7-9750H	12903 Points ∼47% -3%
HP Omen 15-dc1020ng NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, Intel Core i5-9300H	9536 Points ∼35% -29%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	9428 Points ∼34% -29%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-54-53Z2 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, Intel Core i5-9300H	9292 Points ∼34% -30%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, Intel Core i5-9300H	9239 Points ∼33% -31%
Asus TUF FX505DY AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	6327 Points ∼23% -53%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Gaming (224 - 22547, n=243, last 2 years)	11015 Points ∼100% +113%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	5166 Points ∼47%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q (4867 - 5440, n=8)	5089 Points ∼46% -1%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, Intel Core i7-9750H	4925 Points ∼45% -5%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	4867 Points ∼44% -6%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	3568 Points ∼32% -31%
HP Omen 15-dc1020ng NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, Intel Core i5-9300H	3565 Points ∼32% -31%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, Intel Core i5-9300H	3488 Points ∼32% -32%
Asus TUF FX505DY AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	1790 Points ∼16% -65%

Gaming Performance

The hardware inside of the Pavilion Gaming is able to display all of the games in our database smoothly at Full HD resolution with high to partially maxed-out settings. Resolutions above Full HD are possible (when using an appropriate external screen), although in that case, concessions in terms of graphics quality have to be made.

BioShock Infinite | The Witcher 3 | Metro Exodus | Dota 2 Reborn | Rocket League

BioShock Infinite - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset, DX11 (DDOF)
Average of class Gaming (last 2 years)	162.9 fps ∼100% +52%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN517-51-7887 Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	138 (26^min - 384^max) fps ∼85% +28%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	138 fps ∼85% +28%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q	126.3 fps ∼78% +18%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q (102.3 - 130, n=5)	117 fps ∼72% +9%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q	107.4 fps ∼66%
HP Omen 15-dc1020ng Intel Core i5-9300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	87.7 fps ∼54% -18%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ Intel Core i5-9300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	86.1 (3^min) fps ∼53% -20%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	73.9 fps ∼45% -31%
Asus TUF FX505DY AMD Ryzen 5 3550H, AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop)	53.1 fps ∼33% -51%

The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Average of class Gaming (8.61 - 216, n=238, last 2 years)	106.5 fps ∼100% +104%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN517-51-7887 Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	55.3 (45^min - 67^max) fps ∼52% +6%
HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q	53.1 fps ∼50% +2%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	53.1 (50^min, 51^P1 - 58^max) fps ∼50% +2%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q	52.2 fps ∼49%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q (44.8 - 53.2, n=7)	50.3 fps ∼47% -4%
HP Omen 15-dc1020ng Intel Core i5-9300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	37 fps ∼35% -29%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	36.2 fps ∼34% -31%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-54-53Z2 Intel Core i5-9300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	35.4 (28^min) fps ∼33% -32%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ Intel Core i5-9300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	34.4 (26^min) fps ∼32% -34%
Asus TUF FX505DY AMD Ryzen 5 3550H, AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop)	22.7 fps ∼21% -57%

Metro Exodus - 1920x1080 High Quality AF:16x
Average of class Gaming (74.5 - 173.8, n=15, last 2 years)	109.6 fps ∼100% +143%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q (45.1 - 49.1, n=3)	46.9 fps ∼43% +4%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q	45.1 fps ∼41%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ Intel Core i5-9300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	30.8 (17^min) fps ∼28% -32%

Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Average of class Gaming (22 - 220, n=251, last 2 years)	135.8 fps ∼100% +79%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	125 (106^min) fps ∼92% +65%
Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-81SX00B2GE Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	118.2 (103.4^min) fps ∼87% +56%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN517-51-7887 Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	110.6 (97.1^min) fps ∼81% +46%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q (75.7 - 103, n=3)	88.3 fps ∼65% +17%
HP Omen 15-dc1020ng Intel Core i5-9300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	82 (70.2^min) fps ∼60% +8%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q	75.7 fps ∼56%

Rocket League - 1920x1080 High Quality AA:High FX
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN517-51-7887 Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	221 (167^min - 252^max) fps ∼100% +27%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q	173.7 fps ∼79%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q (141.7 - 173.7, n=2)	157.7 fps ∼71% -9%
Dell G5 15 5590-PCNJJ Intel Core i5-9300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	136 (112^min) fps ∼62% -22%
Asus TUF FX505DT-EB73 AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	127.5 fps ∼58% -27%

In order to determine whether the frame rates remain consistent over a prolonged period, we ran The Witcher 3 for about 60 minutes at Full HD resolution and maximum graphics settings. The character that represents the player was not moved throughout the entire test. We did not notice any dropped frames.