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HP Spectre x360 13-ae048ng

HP Spectre x360 13t (i7-8550U, FHD, SSD) Laptop Review by Daniel Puschina
HP Spectre x360 in Pale Rose Gold

Dell XPS 13 9360 QHD+ i5

Dell XPS 13 9360 QHD+ i5-7200U Notebook Review by Klaus Hinum, J. Simon Leitner
#514 Intel Core i7-8550U
#597 Intel UHD Graphics 620
16384 MB
1024 GB
SSD
13.30-inch
1920x1080
1260 g
306 x 218 x 13.6
60 Wh
1799 Euro
#650 Intel Core i5-7200U » 126%
#598 Intel HD Graphics 620 » 100%
8192 MB » 50%
256 GB » 25%
SSD
13.30-inch » 100%
3200x1800 » 278%
1313 g » 104%
304 x 201 x 15 » 101%
60 Wh » 100%
1299 Euro » 72%

Specifications

HP Spectre x360 13-ae048ng (Spectre x360 13 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-8550U 4 x 1.8 - 4 GHz, Kaby Lake Refresh
Graphics adapter
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Core: 400 MHz, Memory: 1064 MHz, 22.20.16.4771
Memory
16 GB 
, 2 x 8 GB LPDDR3-2133
Display
13.30 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 166 PPI, multitouch, Chi Mei (CMN1376), IPS, 360° degree, glossy: yes
Mainboard
Intel Kaby Lake-U iHDCP 2.2 Premium PCH
Storage
Toshiba NVMe THNSN51T02DUK, 1024 GB 
, SSD 1024 GB
Connections
1 USB 2.0, 3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 Thunderbolt, 2 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: audio combo jack, Card Reader: MicroSD, Sensors: accelerometer, gyroscope, e-compass
Networking
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 4.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 13.6 x 306 x 218 ( = 0.54 x 12.05 x 8.58 in)
Battery
60 Wh, Battery runtime (according to manufacturer): 12 h
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: HP TrueVision FHD IR camera with integrated dual-array microphone
Additional features
Keyboard: chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, protective case, USB Type-A to Type-C Dongle, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
1.26 kg ( = 44.45 oz / 2.78 pounds), Power Supply: 245 g ( = 8.64 oz / 0.54 pounds)
Price
1799 Euro
Links
HP homepage

 

Specifications

Dell XPS 13 9360 QHD+ i5 (XPS 13 9360 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i5-7200U 2 x 2.5 - 3.1 GHz, Kaby Lake
Graphics adapter
Intel HD Graphics 620
Memory
8 GB 
, DDR4 Dual-Channel
Display
13.30 inch 16:9, 3200 x 1800 pixel 276 PPI, Sharp SHP144A
Mainboard
Intel Kaby Lake-U Premium PCH
Storage
Toshiba NVMe THNSN5256GPUK, 256 GB 
, NVMe, 198 GB free
Soundcard
Intel Kaby Lake-U/Y PCH - High Definition Audio
Networking
Killer Wireless-n/a/ac 1535 Wireless Network Adapter (b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/)
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 15 x 304 x 201 ( = 0.59 x 11.97 x 7.91 in)
Battery
60 Wh, 8085 mAh, 7.6V PW23Y
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
Additional features
McAffee Antivirus, 12 Months Warranty
Released
09/29/2016
Weight
1.313 kg ( = 46.31 oz / 2.89 pounds), Power Supply: 263 g ( = 9.28 oz / 0.58 pounds)
Price
1299 Euro
Links
Dell homepage
Dell notebook section

 

267
cd/m²		294
cd/m²		255
cd/m²
286
cd/m²		311
cd/m²		280
cd/m²
279
cd/m²		271
cd/m²		258
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
Chi Mei (CMN1376) tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 311 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 277.9 cd/m² Minimum: 14.8 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 82 %
Center on Battery: 270 cd/m²
Contrast: 1555:1 (Black: 0.2 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.98 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 5.57 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
99% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
64% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
70.2% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.5% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
68.1% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.51
366
cd/m²		375
cd/m²		390
cd/m²
387
cd/m²		444
cd/m²		397
cd/m²
371
cd/m²		415
cd/m²		390
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
Sharp SHP144A tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 444 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 392.8 cd/m² Minimum: 18 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 82 %
Center on Battery: 444 cd/m²
Contrast: 1345:1 (Black: 0.33 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 2.83 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
91.4% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
59.3% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
66.5% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
91.6% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
64.6% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.05
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ERROR no Specs ID specified in element or header and also no heat ID found in element

Noise Level

Idle
30.13 / 30 / 30.13 dB(A)
Load
33.4 / 33 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
  
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Audix TM1, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 30.13 dB(A)

Noise Level

Idle
30.6 / 30.6 / 32.2 dB(A)
Load
32.2 / 38.5 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
  
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Audix TM1, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 30.3 dB(A)
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.39 / 0.6 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 3.2 / 6 / 9.2 Watt
Load midlight 29.5 / 35.6 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.26 / 4.8 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 3.7 / 6.1 / 6.5 Watt
Load midlight 29.5 / 33 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing
8h 47min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
17h 50min
Load (maximum brightness)
2h 46min
Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing
8h 46min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
9h 07min
Load (maximum brightness)
2h 17min

HP Spectre x360 13-ae048ng - 03/01/2018 v6(old)
Redaktion

Chassis
87 / 98 → 89%
Keyboard
85%
Pointing Device
92%
Connectivity
68 / 80 → 85%
Weight
72 / 35-78 → 86%
Battery
95%
Display
82%
Games Performance
57 / 68 → 84%
Application Performance
88 / 87 → 100%
Temperature
90%
Noise
94%
Audio
69 / 91 → 76%
Camera
66 / 85 → 77%
Average
80%
88%
Convertible - Weighted Average

Dell XPS 13 9360 QHD+ i5 - 11/22/2016 v5.1(old)
Redaktion

Chassis
92 /  98 → 94%
Keyboard
89%
Pointing Device
87%
Connectivity
58 / 80 → 73%
Weight
71 / 35-78 → 84%
Battery
91%
Display
86%
Games Performance
60 / 68 → 88%
Application Performance
86 / 87 → 99%
Temperature
92 / 91 → 100%
Noise
97%
Audio
80 / 91 → 88%
Camera
44 / 85 → 52%
Average
79%
88%
Subnotebook - Weighted Average

Pros

+almost 100 % sRGB color space coverage
+very decent black level
+enjoyable keyboard and touchpad
+high-quality good looking CNC-routed case
+USB 3.0 Type-A and 2x Thunderbolt 3.0
+MicroSD card reader
 

Cons

-low TDP and thermal power throttling
-underwhelming GPU performance
-mediocre brightness, highly reflective display
-soldered RAM
-poor maintainability

Pros

+Kleine Displayränder
+Gutes Touchpad
+Sehr gute WLAN Performance
 

Cons

-Leises Spulenfiepen (Coil Whining) hörbar
-SSD mit Problemen in der Schreibleistung (bei Benchmarks)
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 4k QD32: 437.3 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 4k QD32: 325 MB/s » 74%
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 4k QD32: 542 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 4k QD32: 525 MB/s » 97%
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 4k: 138.1 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 4k: 132 MB/s » 96%
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 4k: 45.99 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 4k: 33 MB/s » 72%
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 512: 575 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 512: 307 MB/s » 53%
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 512: 620 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 512: 1015 MB/s » 164%
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write Seq: 776 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write Seq: 329 MB/s » 42%
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read Seq: 919 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read Seq: 1168 MB/s » 127%
3DMark 06 Standard Score: 10323 Points
3DMark 06 - CPU CPU Score: 5559 Points
Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit: 17960
Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit: 7508
AS SSD Copy Game MB/s: 856 MB/s
AS SSD Copy Program MB/s: 281.8 MB/s
AS SSD Copy ISO MB/s: 1205 MB/s
AS SSD Score Total: 455 Points
AS SSD Score Write: 42 Points
AS SSD Score Read: 305 Points
AS SSD Access Time Write: 2.391 ms*
AS SSD Access Time Read: 0.044 ms*
AS SSD 4K-64 Write: 2.09 MB/s
AS SSD 4K-64 Read: 115.6 MB/s
AS SSD 4K Write: 1.73 MB/s
AS SSD 4K Read: 31.73 MB/s
AS SSD Seq Write: 377.1 MB/s
AS SSD Seq Write: 46 MB/s » 12%
AS SSD Seq Read: 1574 MB/s
AS SSD Seq Read: 1412 MB/s » 90%
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit: 144 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit: 117 Points » 81%
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit: 501 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit: 300 Points » 60%
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit: 97.8 %
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit: 97.7 % » 100%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit: 45.13 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit: 41.3 fps » 92%
3DMark 11 Performance Combined: 1551 Points
3DMark 11 Performance Combined: 1430 Points » 92%
3DMark 11 Performance Physics: 5587 Points
3DMark 11 Performance Physics: 4016 Points » 72%
3DMark 11 Performance GPU: 1497 Points
3DMark 11 Performance GPU: 1541 Points » 103%
3DMark 11 Performance: 1688 Points
3DMark 11 Performance: 1683 Points » 100%
PCMark 7 System Storage: 4472 Points
PCMark 7 Computation: 19157 Points
PCMark 7 Creativity: 10380 Points
PCMark 7 Entertainment: 4116 Points
PCMark 7 Productivity: 2828 Points
PCMark 7 Lightweight: 3304 Points
PCMark 7 Score: 5682 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Physics: 7023 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Physics: 4402 Points » 63%
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics: 1047 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics: 924 Points » 88%
3DMark Fire Strike Score: 961 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Score: 848 Points » 88%
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Physics: 4881 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Physics: 3093 Points » 63%
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Graphics: 8600 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Graphics: 7684 Points » 89%
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score: 7354 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score: 5778 Points » 79%
3DMark Sky Diver Stress Test: 96.9 %
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 947 ms*
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K: 145 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K: 40 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq: 723 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq: 951 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K Q32T1: 410 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K Q32T1: 511 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq Q32T1: 1037 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq Q32T1: 1751 MB/s
PCMark 8 Storage Score v2: 5034 Points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2: 4463 Points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2: 4998 Points
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2: 3605 Points
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2: 2761 Points » 77%
JetStream 1.1 Total Score: 244.3 Points
F1 2017 High Preset: 9 fps
F1 2017 Medium Preset: 13 fps
F1 2017 Ultra Low Preset: 31 fps
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark High Quality: 2.6 fps
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark Standard Quality: 4.9 fps
The Witcher 3 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off): 5.7 fps
The Witcher 3 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing: 9.9 fps
The Witcher 3 Low Graphics & Postprocessing: 14.2 fps
The Witcher 3 Low Graphics & Postprocessing: 12.7 fps » 89%
Rise of the Tomb Raider High Preset: 10.3 fps
Rise of the Tomb Raider Medium Preset: 12.2 fps
Rise of the Tomb Raider Lowest Preset: 20.1 fps
Rise of the Tomb Raider Lowest Preset: 17.4 fps » 87%
SD Card Reader JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs): 157.2 MB/s
SD Card Reader AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB): 206.9 MB/s
Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing: 527 min
Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing: 526 min » 100%
Response Times Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80%: 36 ms*
Response Times Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80%: 31 ms* » 86%
Response Times Response Time Black / White: 27 ms*
Response Times Response Time Black / White: 31.2 ms* » 116%
Response Times PWM Frequency: 25000 Hz
Response Times PWM Frequency: 0 Hz » 0%
Emissions Fan Noise: 33.4 dB(A)
Emissions Fan Noise: 38.5 dB(A) » 115%
Loudspeakers Pink Noise: 72.6 dB(A)
Loudspeakers Pink Noise: 79.4 dB(A) » 109%
Networking iperf3 receive AX12: 484 MBit/s
Networking iperf3 receive AX12: 676 MBit/s » 140%
Networking iperf3 transmit AX12: 655 MBit/s
Networking iperf3 transmit AX12: 680 MBit/s » 104%
Display Display P3 Coverage: 68.1 %
Display Display P3 Coverage: 64.6 % » 95%
Display sRGB Coverage: 99.5 %
Display sRGB Coverage: 91.6 % » 92%
Display AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage: 70.2 %
Display AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage: 66.5 % » 95%
3DMark 2001SE Standard: 67477 Points
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit: 1.43 Points
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64Bit: 3.39 Points
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit: 32.59 fps
ComputeMark v2.1 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace: 306
ComputeMark v2.1 Normal, Mandel Scalar: 178
ComputeMark v2.1 Normal, Mandel Vector: 162
ComputeMark v2.1 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr: 105
ComputeMark v2.1 Normal, Fluid 3DTex: 86
ComputeMark v2.1 Normal, Score: 836
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit Room GPUs-only: 213 Samples/s
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit Sala GPUs-only: 532 Samples/s
Unigine Valley 1.0 Extreme HD DirectX: 4.2 fps
wPrime 2.10 : 537 s*
wPrime 2.10 : 15.7 s*
wPrime 2.10 : 16.1 s*
Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core Score: 6849
Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core Score: 3250
Geekbench 4.0 Compute OpenCL Score: 18773
Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core Score: 6747
Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core Score: 3522
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 Pass 2: 19 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 Pass 1: 100 fps
Rainbow Six Siege High Preset: 12.1 fps
Rainbow Six Siege Medium Preset: 22.4 fps
Rainbow Six Siege Low Preset: 35.6 fps
Far Cry Primal Medium Preset: 8 fps
Far Cry Primal Low Preset: 16 fps
World of Warcraft ultra Preset: 10.1 fps
World of Warcraft med: 48 fps
Diablo III High: 28.6 fps
Diablo III High: 30 fps
BioShock Infinite Ultra Preset, DX11 (DDOF): 8.2 fps
BioShock Infinite High Preset: 25.5 fps
BioShock Infinite Medium Preset: 30.3 fps
BioShock Infinite Very Low Preset: 50.5 fps
World of Warships High Preset: 20.5 fps
World of Warships Medium Preset: 39.7 fps
World of Warships Low Preset: 58 fps
Overwatch High (Render Scale 100 %): 13.9 fps
Overwatch Medium (Render Scale 100 %): 30 fps
Overwatch Low (Render Scale 100 %): 40.1 fps
* Smaller values are better.
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