Samsung Galaxy Book Flex NP950QCG Review: Very Bright Display Thanks To Outdoor+ Mode

100 % sRGB. Samsung's 15.6-inch convertible offers a compact case, very good battery life, and a very bright display with a brightness of up to 600 nits. Its touchscreen display (QLED, IPS, FHD) does not only support finger but also stylus input using the included S Pen.

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Samsung’s Galaxy Book Flex is a thin and compact 15.6-inch convertible equipped with a Core i7-1065G7 and a GeForce MX250. Its main competitors are the HP Envy x360 15, Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FDT, and Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML.

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Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 (Galaxy Book Flex 15 Series)

Processor

Intel Core i7-1065G7 4 x 1.3 - 3.9 GHz, 51 W PL2 / Short Burst, 28 W PL1 / Sustained, Ice Lake-U

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce MX250 - 2048 MB VRAM, Core: 1582 MHz, Memory: 1752 MHz, GDDR5, 27.21.14.5671 (Nvidia 456.71), Optimus

Memory

16 GB

, LPDDR4X-3733, dual-channel mode, onboard, no memory banks

Display

15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, 10 touchpoints, BOE HF NE156FHM-N51, IPS, QLED, glossy: yes, HDR, 60 Hz

Mainboard

Intel 495 (Ice Lake-U PCH-LP Premium)

Storage

Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ, 512 GB

, M.2-2280, 409 GB free

Soundcard

Realtek ALC298 @ Intel Ice Lake PCH-LP - cAVS

Connections

1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 2 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: audio combo, Card Reader: MicroSD, Sensors: accelerometer, orientation sensor, ambient light sensor, TPM 2.0

Networking

Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 14.9 x 355 x 227.2 ( = 0.59 x 13.98 x 8.94 in)

Battery

69.7 Wh, 4530 mAh Lithium-Ion, 15.4 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, USB-C to USB-A dongle, McAfee LiveSafe (trial), MS Office 365 (trial), 24 Months Warranty

Weight

1.57 kg ( = 55.38 oz / 3.46 pounds), Power Supply: 244 g ( = 8.61 oz / 0.54 pounds)

Price

1800 Euro

Links

Samsung homepage
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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
87.3 %	10/2020	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 i7-1065G7, GeForce MX250	1.6 kg	14.9 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
82.8 %	09/2020	HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng R5 4500U, Vega 6	2 kg	18.9 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
86.5 %	03/2020	Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T i7-10510U, GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q	1.9 kg	19.9 mm	15.60"	3840x2160
84.8 %	01/2020	Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML i7-10510U, UHD Graphics 620	1.9 kg	17.25 mm	15.60"	1920x1080

Case & Connectivity – Thunderbolt 3 Included

For the Galaxy Flex, Samsung opted for a silver slim metal case with matted surfaces. The gaps are even, and we found no crevices or overhangs anywhere. The base unit could have been more rigid. In order to get to the internal hardware, you need to remove the screws hidden underneath the four rubber feet (clicked into place, not glued). Once undone you can start to carefully pry the delicate bottom cover open.

A total of three USB-C ports are available, two of which are connected to Thunderbolt 3 and the remaining to USB 3.2 Gen 1. A USB-C to USB-A dongle is included in the box. All three USB-C ports support Power Delivery as well as DisplayPort, which can be very beneficial. The latter requires a separate dongle that is not included in the box.

When equipped with our 64 GB Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC reference card the microSD card reader performed very well and managed maximum transfer speeds of 78.9 MB/s (transferring 250 JPEG files with 5 MB each) and 89.3 MB/s (transferring large files).

Intel’s AX201 Wi-Fi chip supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax. When connected to our Netgear Nighthawk AX12 reference router the device performed exceptionally well under ideal conditions (no other Wi-Fi devices nearby, low distance between notebook and server).

Size Comparison

HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 DIN A4 ❌

Connectivity

Left side: audio combo, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-C, Power Delivery, DisplayPort), microSD card reader

Right side: power button, 2x Thunderbolt 3, S Pen

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB)	78.9 MB/s ∼100%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	78.6 MB/s ∼100% 0%
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	76.6 MB/s ∼97% -3%
Average of class Convertible (17.7 - 177.7, n=50, last 2 years)	67.8 MB/s ∼86% -14%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB)	89.3 MB/s ∼100%
Average of class Convertible (22.6 - 257, n=45, last 2 years)	87.5 MB/s ∼98% -2%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	86 MB/s ∼96% -4%

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1380 MBit/s ∼100% +6%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1298 (1152^min - 1444^max) MBit/s ∼94%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (49.8 - 1775, n=324)	1161 MBit/s ∼84% -11%
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	650 (378^min - 680^max) MBit/s ∼47% -50%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	650 (602^min - 662^max) MBit/s ∼47% -50%
iperf3 receive AX12
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1420 MBit/s ∼100% +13%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (136 - 1743, n=324)	1261 MBit/s ∼89% 0%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1259 (917^min - 1377^max) MBit/s ∼89%
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	888 (626^min - 939^max) MBit/s ∼63% -29%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	635 (619^min - 645^max) MBit/s ∼45% -50%

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX250; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1258 (917-1377)

HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000); iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø634 (619-645)

Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø888 (626-939)

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX250; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1298 (1152-1444)

HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000); iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø650 (602-662)

Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø650 (378-680)

ColorChecker Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950: 22.23 ∆E min: 2.33 - max: 33.71 ∆E

Input Devices – Galax Book Supports Wireless Smartphone Charging

The backlit chiclet keyboard features rather shallow key travel but a very well-defined accentuation point in return. Key resistance was good. The keyboard does not flex while typing. The cursor keys are fairly small. The writing on the silver key caps is hard to read with the keyboard backlit enabled at normal brightness conditions. All in all, the keyboard turned out to be usable.

The large (4.8 x 3.1 inches) multitouch-capable clickpad features short key travel and a well-defined accentuation point. Not only is it a way to control the cursor but it can also charge Qi-enabled smartphones wirelessly. The charging feature is enabled and disabled via a keypress (FN + F11) and referred to as “Wireless Power Share” by Samsung.

The touchscreen (10-point multitouch) is fast and did not cause any issues during our review period. It supports input via fingers or the included S Pen. The latter is charged wirelessly.

Display – QLED with High Maximum Brightness

The 15.6-inch touchscreen display runs at a native resolution of 1920 x 1080. Its contrast ratio of 1,282:1 is decent and its brightness of 405 nits very good. The latter can be boosted to up to 600 nits by activating the so-called Outdoor+ mode. A big plus: the display did not show any signs of PWN flickering.


403 cd/m²	428 cd/m²	385 cd/m²
404 cd/m²	436 cd/m²	399 cd/m²
398 cd/m²	396 cd/m²	402 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

BOE HF NE156FHM-N51

X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 436 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 405.7 cd/m² Minimum: 27 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 88 %
Center on Battery: 372 cd/m²
Contrast: 1282:1 (Black: 0.34 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.53 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.2
ΔE Greyscale 5.34 | 0.57-98 Ø5.4
100% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
78% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
86.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.4

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	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 BOE HF NE156FHM-N51, IPS, QLED, 1920x1080, 15.60	HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng BOE NV156FHM-N4T, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60	Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T BOE HF NE156QUM-N64, IPS, 3840x2160, 15.60	Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML B156HAN02.5, IPS LED, 1920x1080, 15.60
Display		-50%	-19%	-52%
Display P3 Coverage	99	40.43 -59%	66.2 -33%	39.04 -61%
sRGB Coverage	99.9	59.6 -40%	97.2 -3%	57.9 -42%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	86.9	41.77 -52%	68.3 -21%	40.33 -54%
Response Times		35%	-11%	2%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	53 ?(27, 26)	34 ?(17, 17) 36%	60 ?(29, 31) -13%	50.8 ?(24, 26.8) 4%
Response Time Black / White *	32 ?(18, 14)	21 ?(12, 9) 34%	35 ?(21, 14) -9%	32.4 ?(17.6, 14.8) -1%
PWM Frequency
Screen		-34%	11%	-41%
Brightness middle	436	314 -28%	351 -19%	286 -34%
Brightness	406	280 -31%	335 -17%	268 -34%
Brightness Distribution	88	72 -18%	87 -1%	83 -6%
Black Level *	0.34	0.275 19%	0.31 9%	0.2 41%
Contrast	1282	1142 -11%	1132 -12%	1430 12%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	3.53	5.94 -68%	1.74 51%	7.3 -107%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	8.43	21.71 -158%	2.76 67%	21.7 -157%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	5.34	2.97 44%	2.22 58%	7 -31%
Gamma	2.4 ^92%	2.4 ^92%	2.35 ^94%	2.35 ^94%
CCT	7409 ^88%	6581 ^99%	6667 ^97%	5847 ^111%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)	78	38.1 -51%	62 -21%	36.9 -53%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)	100	59.1 -41%	97 -3%	57.5 -42%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *		5.15		5.1
Total Average (Program / Settings)		-16% / -28%	-6% / 2%	-30% / -38%

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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
32 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 18 ms rise
32 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 14 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 83 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (22.3 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
53 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 27 ms rise
53 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 26 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. » 88 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (35.2 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: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18878 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Color accuracy was very good out of the box already, and with a DeltaE 2000 deviation of 3.5 it only barely missed the ideal of less than 3. The display did not suffer from a blue tint. It covers sRGB completely (100 %), and AdobeRGB by a decent 73 %.

Viewing angles are as wide as expected of an IPS panel, and it remains readable from all angles. Outdoors, it remains well usable thanks to its high display brightness. Nevertheless, its reflective display coating can be quite a hassle and challenge to overcome.

Galaxy Book Flex outdoors, photo taken on overcast day

Performance – Enough for Office and Internet

The Galaxy Book Flex offers enough performance for office and internet applications. Our review unit was priced at around 1,800 Euros at the time of writing, with various other SKUs also available.

Normal Mode vs. Silent Mode

The preloaded Samsung Settings applications supports a so-called “Silent Mode”, which can lower noise emissions significantly at the expense of performance. However, the convertible is anything but silent in this mode, and “Quiet Mode” would have been a much better translation and description. We included some benchmark results obtained with activated Silent Mode below.

Processor

The Core i7-1065G7 (Ice Lake) quad-core CPU runs at a base clock speed of 1.3 GHz and can turbo boost up to 3.4 GHz on all four cores or up to 3.9 GHz on a single core. It supports Hyperthreading (two threads per core).

When running our CineBench multi-thread test the cores boost up to 3.3-3.5 GHz for a short period of time before settling at a slightly lower 2.9-3.1 GHz. In the single-thread test, recorded clock speeds varied between 1.6-3.9 GHz. On battery, clock speeds were throttled to just 1.4 and 1.6 GHz in the multi and single-thread test, respectively.

Whether or not a device is capable of maintaining high turbo boost speeds over long periods of time is determined by our CineBench R15 multi-thread loop running for at least 30 minutes. In this case, turbo boost is still applied albeit at medium levels. With Silent Mode enabled we found practically no application of turbo boost at all.

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Core i7-1065G7: Ø705 (686.55-765.02)

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Core i7-1065G7; Silent Mode: Ø379 (368.79-404.9)

HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Ryzen 5 4500U: Ø667 (629.15-872.09)

Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T Intel Core i7-10510U, Intel Core i7-10510U: Ø755 (699.58-835.95)

Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML Intel Core i7-10510U, Intel Core i7-10510U: Ø604 (560-752)

CPU clock speeds while running our CB15 loop

CPU clock speeds while running our CB15 loop (Silent Mode)

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

175 Points

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

765 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

112.9 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

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... in comparison

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Convertible (68.6 - 287, n=84, last 2 years)	203 Points ∼100% +16%
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T Intel Core i7-10510U	197 Points ∼97% +13%
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML Intel Core i7-10510U	195 Points ∼96% +11%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7	175 Points ∼86%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7 (141 - 190, n=35)	174.2 Points ∼86% 0%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	173 Points ∼85% -1%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7 (Silent Mode)	144 Points ∼71% -18%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Convertible (110.1 - 3100, n=87, last 2 years)	1137 Points ∼100% +49%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	872 Points ∼77% +14%
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T Intel Core i7-10510U	836 Points ∼74% +9%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7	765 Points ∼67%
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML Intel Core i7-10510U	756 (560^min - 756^max) Points ∼66% -1%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7 (288 - 836, n=36)	648 Points ∼57% -15%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7 (Silent Mode)	405 Points ∼36% -47%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7 (675 - 1650, n=23)	882 Seconds * ∼100% -29%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	748 Seconds * ∼85% -9%
Average of class Convertible (180 - 4249, n=83, last 2 years)	703 Seconds * ∼80% -2%
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML Intel Core i7-10510U	691 Seconds * ∼78% -1%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7	686 Seconds * ∼78%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4 -mmt1
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML Intel Core i7-10510U	4891 MIPS ∼100% +9%
Average of class Convertible (2046 - 6285, n=82, last 2 years)	4842 MIPS ∼99% +8%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7	4502 MIPS ∼92%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	4338 MIPS ∼89% -4%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7 (3289 - 4589, n=24)	4284 MIPS ∼88% -5%
7z b 4
Average of class Convertible (5394 - 74123, n=83, last 2 years)	30521 MIPS ∼100% +40%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	24101 MIPS ∼79% +11%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7	21779 MIPS ∼71%
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML Intel Core i7-10510U	21298 MIPS ∼70% -2%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7 (10406 - 22898, n=24)	17024 MIPS ∼56% -22%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Convertible (116.8 - 773, n=83, last 2 years)	534 Points ∼100% +16%
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T Intel Core i7-10510U	496 Points ∼93% +8%
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML Intel Core i7-10510U	465 Points ∼87% +1%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7	461 Points ∼86%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	449 Points ∼84% -3%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7 (358 - 474, n=31)	438 Points ∼82% -5%
CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Convertible (242 - 7491, n=84, last 2 years)	2584 Points ∼100% +43%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	2016 Points ∼78% +12%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7	1805 Points ∼70%
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T Intel Core i7-10510U	1721 Points ∼67% -5%
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML Intel Core i7-10510U	1607 Points ∼62% -11%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7 (1081 - 2024, n=31)	1510 Points ∼58% -16%

Geekbench 5.4
Single-Core
Average of class Convertible (260 - 1996, n=84, last 2 years)	1400 Points ∼100% +6%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7	1325 Points ∼95%
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T Intel Core i7-10510U	1287 Points ∼92% -3%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7 (948 - 1348, n=18)	1274 Points ∼91% -4%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	1108 Points ∼79% -16%
Multi-Core
Average of class Convertible (663 - 13919, n=84, last 2 years)	6081 Points ∼100% +26%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	5091 Points ∼84% +6%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7	4810 Points ∼79%
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T Intel Core i7-10510U	4467 Points ∼73% -7%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7 (2464 - 4855, n=18)	4215 Points ∼69% -12%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Average of class Convertible (0.61 - 21.4, n=83, last 2 years)	7.83 fps ∼100% +33%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7	5.9 fps ∼75%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	5.86 fps ∼75% -1%
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML Intel Core i7-10510U	5.5 fps ∼70% -7%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7 (2.2 - 6.38, n=22)	4.58 fps ∼58% -22%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	72 s * ∼100% -23%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7 (46.9 - 85.3, n=19)	60.3 s * ∼84% -3%
Average of class Convertible (35.3 - 223, n=82, last 2 years)	59.6 s * ∼83% -2%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7	58.3 s * ∼81%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7 (0.661 - 0.798, n=18)	0.708 sec * ∼100% -7%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7	0.663 sec * ∼94%
Average of class Convertible (0.4165 - 2.12, n=81, last 2 years)	0.642 sec * ∼91% +3%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	0.614 sec * ∼87% +7%

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System Performance

Overall system performance is smooth and fast. We did not encounter any issues. The CPU was more than capable to run all office and internet applications smoothly. PCMark benchmark results were decent.

PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2		3981 points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2		4395 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2		5249 points
PCMark 10 Score		4673 points
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PCMark 10 | PCMark 8

PCMark 10
Score
Average of class Convertible (1429 - 7884, n=69, last 2 years)	5014 Points ∼49% +7%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng Vega 6, R5 4500U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	4768 Points ∼47% +2%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 GeForce MX250, i7-1065G7, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	4673 Points ∼46%
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	4630 Points ∼46% -1%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (4289 - 4673, n=2)	4481 Points ∼44% -4%
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	4312 Points ∼42% -8%
Essentials
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	10546 Points ∼81% +22%
Average of class Convertible (3602 - 12059, n=69, last 2 years)	9764 Points ∼75% +13%
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	8848 Points ∼68% +3%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (8615 - 8912, n=2)	8764 Points ∼68% +2%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 GeForce MX250, i7-1065G7, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	8615 Points ∼66%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng Vega 6, R5 4500U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	8531 Points ∼66% -1%
Productivity
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (7270 - 7433, n=2)	7352 Points ∼58% +1%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 GeForce MX250, i7-1065G7, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	7270 Points ∼58%
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	7254 Points ∼58% 0%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng Vega 6, R5 4500U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	7196 Points ∼57% -1%
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	7151 Points ∼57% -2%
Average of class Convertible (2411 - 10222, n=69, last 2 years)	6784 Points ∼54% -7%
Digital Content Creation
Average of class Convertible (811 - 11272, n=69, last 2 years)	5269 Points ∼26% +19%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng Vega 6, R5 4500U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	4791 Points ∼24% +8%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 GeForce MX250, i7-1065G7, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	4423 Points ∼22%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (3233 - 4423, n=2)	3828 Points ∼19% -13%
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	3522 Points ∼18% -20%
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	3441 Points ∼17% -22%

PCMark 8 - Home Score Accelerated v2
Average of class Convertible (3057 - 5032, n=7, last 2 years)	4269 Points ∼64% +7%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng Vega 6, R5 4500U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	4245 Points ∼64% +7%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 GeForce MX250, i7-1065G7, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	3981 Points ∼60%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX250	3981 Points ∼60% 0%
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	3935 Points ∼59% -1%
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	3159 Points ∼47% -21%

DPC Latencies

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 GeForce MX250, i7-1065G7, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	564 μs * ∼100%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng Vega 6, R5 4500U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	506 μs * ∼90% +10%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

The storage device installed in our review unit was a Samsung M.2-2280 NVMe SSD with a capacity of 512 GB. It performed exceptionally well in our benchmarks.

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3551 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 2994 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 585 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 520 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 1854 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 2168 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 50.9 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 173.4 MB/s

	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	Average Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	Average of class Convertible
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6		-38%	-12%	-4%	-6%	-12%
Write 4K	173.4	104.5 -40%	137.8 -21%	142.3 -18%	140.8 ?(82.2 - 203, n=34) -19%	147.7 ?(21.6 - 307, n=58, last 2 years) -15%
Read 4K	50.9	49.7 -2%	44.15 -13%	47.56 -7%	48.6 ?(35.8 - 65.5, n=34) -5%	55.9 ?(16.4 - 95.8, n=58, last 2 years) 10%
Write Seq	2168	981 -55%	2073 -4%	2185 1%	2106 ?(931 - 2896, n=33) -3%	1770 ?(139.1 - 4570, n=45, last 2 years) -18%
Read Seq	1854	1517 -18%	2165 17%	2235 21%	2099 ?(1136 - 2754, n=33) 13%	1957 ?(256 - 4673, n=45, last 2 years) 6%
Write 4K Q32T1	520	398.8 -23%	431.9 -17%	515 -1%	451 ?(326 - 640, n=34) -13%	364 ?(25 - 694, n=58, last 2 years) -30%
Read 4K Q32T1	585	338.4 -42%	427.7 -27%	413.4 -29%	482 ?(332 - 707, n=34) -18%	447 ?(17.9 - 892, n=58, last 2 years) -24%
Write Seq Q32T1	2994	982 -67%	2253 -25%	2981 0%	2903 ?(934 - 2994, n=34) -3%	2382 ?(152.6 - 5232, n=58, last 2 years) -20%
Read Seq Q32T1	3551	1650 -54%	3480 -2%	3565 0%	3511 ?(3246 - 3568, n=34) -1%	3306 ?(214 - 7131, n=58, last 2 years) -7%
AS SSD		-53%	-19%	-8%	-12%	-55%
Seq Read	2453	1587 -35%	2739 12%	2732 11%	2412 ?(1658 - 3078, n=36) -2%	2647 ?(226 - 5478, n=72, last 2 years) 8%
Seq Write	2339	864 -63%	1307 -44%	1477 -37%	1983 ?(1200 - 2724, n=36) -15%	1551 ?(162.8 - 4335, n=72, last 2 years) -34%
4K Read	60.3	51.6 -14%	47.43 -21%	57.7 -4%	53.1 ?(42.1 - 63.1, n=36) -12%	51.1 ?(7.89 - 82.3, n=72, last 2 years) -15%
4K Write	142	125.1 -12%	126 -11%	136.3 -4%	131.1 ?(96.5 - 196.7, n=36) -8%	148.8 ?(14 - 278, n=72, last 2 years) 5%
4K-64 Read	1357	323.1 -76%	1013 -25%	1021 -25%	1201 ?(585 - 1666, n=36) -11%	859 ?(13.2 - 2446, n=72, last 2 years) -37%
4K-64 Write	1467	724 -51%	1371 -7%	1651 13%	1726 ?(1311 - 2009, n=36) 18%	1091 ?(15 - 3050, n=72, last 2 years) -26%
Access Time Read *	0.044	0.101 -130%	0.082 -86%	0.062 -41%	0.05525 ?(0.035 - 0.079, n=36) -26%	0.09334 ?(0.021 - 0.287, n=71, last 2 years) -112%
Access Time Write *	0.027	0.046 -70%	0.029 -7%	0.028 -4%	0.05394 ?(0.018 - 0.151, n=36) -100%	0.1383 ?(0.016 - 0.865, n=72, last 2 years) -412%
Score Read	1662	533 -68%	1335 -20%	1352 -19%	1495 ?(843 - 2013, n=36) -10%	1175 ?(54 - 3045, n=72, last 2 years) -29%
Score Write	1843	935 -49%	1628 -12%	1935 5%	2055 ?(1598 - 2377, n=36) 12%	1396 ?(45 - 3626, n=72, last 2 years) -24%
Score Total	4361	1725 -60%	3582 -18%	3929 -10%	4303 ?(2927 - 5307, n=36) -1%	3129 ?(125 - 8167, n=72, last 2 years) -28%
Copy ISO MB/s	2254	1323 -41%	1931 -14%	1972 -13%	1894 ?(1358 - 2452, n=24) -16%	1674 ?(323 - 11031, n=60, last 2 years) -26%
Copy Program MB/s	521	340.8 -35%	457.9 -12%	642 23%	539 ?(72.2 - 920, n=24) 3%	424 ?(108.8 - 1072, n=60, last 2 years) -19%
Copy Game MB/s	1242	823 -34%	1242 0%	1090 -12%	1193 ?(388 - 1725, n=24) -4%	915 ?(88.7 - 2155, n=60, last 2 years) -26%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		-46% / -47%	-16% / -16%	-6% / -7%	-9% / -10%	-34% / -40%

* ... smaller is better

Sustained Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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GPU Performance

The GPU of Samsung’s choice is a slightly aged GeForce MX250 (Pascal) with access to 2 GB of GDDR5 VRAM. Its 3DMark benchmark results are at a level expected of this GPU. Given that the notebook supports Nvidia Optimus switching graphics its Intel CPU’s Iris Plus Graphics G7 is active as well.

3DMark 11 Performance		5081 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		11929 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		3406 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		1244 points
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3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-10510U	7291 Points ∼100% +55%
Average of class Convertible (471 - 35821, n=78, last 2 years)	5963 Points ∼82% +27%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	4713 Points ∼65% 0%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 NVIDIA GeForce MX250, Intel Core i7-1065G7	4700 Points ∼64%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (3585 - 4942, n=29)	4404 Points ∼60% -6%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 NVIDIA GeForce MX250, Intel Core i7-1065G7 (Silent Mode)	4001 Points ∼55% -15%
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i7-10510U	1999 Points ∼27% -57%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-10510U	5616 Points ∼100% +52%
Average of class Convertible (365 - 25057, n=79, last 2 years)	4428 Points ∼79% +20%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 NVIDIA GeForce MX250, Intel Core i7-1065G7	3691 Points ∼66%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (2939 - 3885, n=29)	3531 Points ∼63% -4%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	3239 Points ∼58% -12%
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i7-10510U	1369 Points ∼24% -63%
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-10510U	27059 Points ∼100% +96%
Average of class Convertible (2965 - 138295, n=69, last 2 years)	25597 Points ∼95% +85%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	24163 Points ∼89% +75%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (13805 - 23863, n=25)	21491 Points ∼79% +56%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 NVIDIA GeForce MX250, Intel Core i7-1065G7	13805 Points ∼51%
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i7-10510U	10927 Points ∼40% -21%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-10510U	1634 Points ∼100% +48%
Average of class Convertible (94 - 10488, n=76, last 2 years)	1474 Points ∼90% +33%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 NVIDIA GeForce MX250, Intel Core i7-1065G7	1107 Points ∼68%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (881 - 1169, n=22)	1070 Points ∼65% -3%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	932 Points ∼57% -16%
Lenovo Yoga C740-15IML Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i7-10510U	433 Points ∼26% -61%

Gaming Performance

This particular combination of CPU and GPU is capable of handling quite a few games smoothly, albeit at low resolutions and reduced details. Some more moderate games will even allow for higher settings. In return, current and more demanding games will require even further cutbacks on resolution and/or details.

The Witcher 3 | Shadow of the Tomb Raider | F1 2020 | Serious Sam 4 | Star Wars Squadrons

The Witcher 3 - 1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q	100.5 fps ∼100% +62%
Average of class Convertible (4 - 186.1, n=64, last 2 years)	75.3 fps ∼75% +21%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX250	62.1 fps ∼62%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (47.4 - 70, n=24)	60.8 fps ∼60% -2%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	60 fps ∼60% -3%

Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 1280x720 Lowest Preset
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX250	48 fps ∼100%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (24 - 56, n=8)	46.6 fps ∼97% -3%
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD-A1027T Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q	44 fps ∼92% -8%

F1 2020 - 1280x720 Ultra Low Preset
Average of class Convertible (59.6 - 94.8, n=4, last 2 years)	82.4 fps ∼100% +11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (74 - 80, n=2)	77 fps ∼93% +4%
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX250	74 (64^min - 84^max) fps ∼90%
HP Envy x360 15-ee0257ng AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	60 (31^min - 80^max) fps ∼73% -19%

Serious Sam 4 - 1280x720 Lowest (DX12)
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX250	67.2 (7.24^min, 34^P1 - 194^max) fps ∼100%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX250	67.2 fps ∼100% 0%

Star Wars Squadrons - 1920x1080 Medium Preset
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX250	46 fps ∼100%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX250	46 fps ∼100% 0%
Average of class Convertible (last 2 years)	38 fps ∼83% -17%

We determine and evaluate sustained GPU performance by running Witcher 3 in FHD with maximum details without moving the avatar for a full hour.

By running this test, we were able to determine that after around 12 minutes the GPU started to throttle below its base clock speed and ran at just 1,519-1,582 MHz. Consequently, we noticed a drop in recorded frame rates. Given that these were significantly too low for smooth gameplay anyway we decided to run the same test with minimum details as well. The behavior was identical.

All in all, we can summarize that while the device is capable of gaming you will have to live with slightly fluctuating frame rates.