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With the release of AMD Ryzen mobile platform processors, more and more thin and light notebooks are also beginning to try new hardware platforms. Many users are also looking forward to the combination of 'Zen' core + 'Vega' architecture. As the first batch The notebook with Ryzen processor, HP Envy x360 13 has received a lot of attention at the beginning of the sale, let us take a look at this product in the form of evaluation!

First, product appearance and design style

Appearance, HP Envy x360 13 uses a new design, Mocha black color and drilling and cutting process to create a fuselage, greatly improving the overall texture; the side of the fuselage of the Mohammed pattern with a unique hexagonal The design of the shaft, the details also highlights the design of this product.

Like the naming rules of the previous products, the Envy x360 is also a variant that supports 360° flipping. It has four working modes (notebook, tent, flat, standing), light and flexible body (thin to 14.9mm, light to 1.3) Kg) Whether it is mode switching or commuting is very convenient.

On the screen side, the HP Envy x360 13 features a 13.3-inch narrow-frame high-color gorilla touch screen with 300nits brightness, which can be displayed clearly under bright light. The touch screen design is also beneficial for operation in tablet mode.

The C-face of the fuselage is equipped with B&O sound, built-in 4 speakers, and the geometry of the diamond grille is very beautiful. At the same time, this product also makes the most use of the C-face space, the keycap and the keyboard and touchpad design. The area of ​​the touchpad is relatively enlarged, and the user does not feel tired due to space shortage during use.

In addition, the new Envy x360 is also equipped with a basic body interface (Type-C × 1, USB 3.0 × 2, MicroSD × 1), but unfortunately lacks HDMI, miniDP and other expansion interfaces, users may need an external docking station to transfer This product also sets the switch and volume buttons on both sides of the fuselage, similar to a tablet computer, and is more convenient to use in different modes.

Second, hardware configuration and performance

In terms of hardware configuration, this evaluation prototype uses AMD RyzenTM 5 2500U processor, built-in RadeonTM Vega 8 Graphics graphics card, onboard DDR4 dual channel 8GB memory, 256GB NVMe PCIe SSD, of which AMD mobile Ryzen processor is A big highlight.

● AMD RyzenTM 5 2500U processor

The HP Envy x360 13 is powered by AMD RyzenTM 5 2500U processor (basic frequency: 2.0GHz, core frequency: 3.6GHz, cache: 4MB), quad-core eight threads, TDP 15W.

As AMD's eighth-generation APU, RyzenTM 5 2500U has improved performance and improved power consumption. The results of the processor performance test (CINEBENCH R15) can also be seen, the HP Envy x360 is equipped with RyzenTM 5 2500U (multicore: 582cb, single core: 139cb) is superior to Intel's 8th generation Core i5-8250U processor (multicore: 531cb, single core: 148cb) in multi-core performance of the processor, both on single core performance Close, CPU performance is good.

● RadeonTM Vega 8 Graphics

In addition to the improved performance of the processor, the RyzenTM 5 2500U also has a built-in Vega-based graphics card, and the GPU performance has also improved. In the 3DMark graphics performance test, RadeonTM Vega 8 Graphics has also achieved good results.

● Onboard dual channel 8GB memory + 256GB NVMe PCIe SSD

For storage devices, the evaluation prototype uses a combination of onboard dual-channel 8GB memory and 256GB NVMe PCIe SSD. Dual-channel memory can better perform APU performance. In solid-state drive testing (CrystalDiskMark), this 256GB NVMe SSD The sustained read speed is 2469.9MB/s, the sustained write speed is 990.7MB/s, and the read speed is about 5 times that of the normal SATA SSD, which can give users a smoother experience.

● Comprehensive performance theory test

Third, endurance and heat dissipation performance

● Endurance

In addition to the appearance and hardware configuration of the product, endurance is also an important reference standard in this evaluation. In order to more intuitively understand the endurance of this notebook, we tested the battery life through PCMark 8 Home mode.

During the test, the software will run the test project cyclically until the battery is exhausted, giving a relatively realistic endurance. However, it should be noted that in our daily use, long-term cycling and high-load scenarios are not common, so the actual usage time is much higher than the following endurance test results.

In the endurance test, the test result of the HP Envy x360 13 was 3 hours and 27 minutes, reaching the endurance level of the mainstream thin and light.

● Thermal performance

In terms of heat dissipation performance, we performed a full load double bake test on the evaluation prototype. The initial conditions of the test are as follows:

Test tool: AIDA64, FurMark, room temperature: 29°C, CPU load: 100%, Test time: >1 hour

AIDA64 and FurMark are two commonly used copying tools. AIDA64 can test the heat dissipation capability of the product through System Stability Test, and provide real-time updated voltage and temperature to monitor the thermal performance of the product. FurMark The performance of the graphics card is measured by the fur rendering algorithm. We will use the two softwares to perform the double baking test on the machine. It is worth mentioning that in actual use, the use of long time and high load is relatively rare, so it is usually not Will reach the temperature in the test results.

The test prototype continued to run for 1 hour, 23 minutes and 25 seconds under full load of the CPU, and the CPU temperature has stabilized.

It can be seen from the image generated by the infrared thermometer that at room temperature of 29.5 ° C, the high temperature region is mainly concentrated near the left side of the vent hole (the highest temperature is 48.7 ° C, the lowest temperature is 38.9 ° C), and the average temperature in the middle of the keyboard is 42.9 ° C, the temperature on the key cap can be felt in actual use, but it does not affect the normal use.

In the D side of the fuselage, the high temperature area is also concentrated in the cooling hole (maximum temperature 51 ° C), but the metal material body makes the heat distribution more uniform, the contour of the heat conducting copper tube is also faintly visible. Overall, the HP Envy x360 13 The heat dissipation performance is good, and there are certain advantages in the same price products, which is largely due to the excellent power consumption performance of the new AMD Ryzen mobile platform.

Fourth, PConline evaluation room summary

● Product information and test results

● Evaluation summary

In summary, the new AMD mobile platform processor not only brings better performance to the HP Envy x360 13, but also benefits from heat dissipation and battery life. It has certain advantages in the same price. At the same time, this new product It also continues the exquisite design of the HP Envy series, bringing together the mainstream elements of today's notebook design.