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In an episode on the YouTube channel PC Support & Gaming Test found out what gaming performance an HP laptop can provide

Pavilion 15-EG2019TX based on Intel Core i5 12th Gen 1235U processor. Discuss

Authors of the channel PC Support & Gaming Testtested the HP Pavilion 15-EG2019TX laptop with an Intel Core i5-1235U processor in 14 modern games. Among the projects were Valorant, Grand Theft Auto V, Far Cry 5, Forza Horizon 5, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, Watch Dogs 2, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Mafia: Definitive Edition, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, Apex Legends.

Valorant ran in Full HD on Custom settings. The average FPS in this game was 87 fps.

In Grand Theft Auto V, on normal graphics settings at 1080p, we managed to get an average of 38.5 fps.

Far Cry 5 at the low preset at 1080p ran at an average frame rate of 28.5 fps.

Forza Horizon 5 averaged 41 fps at very low settings at 900p.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider ran on the laptop at its lowest settings at 720p. The average FPS here was 33 fps.

Battlefield V was running at 720p on low graphics settings. The average frame rate in it was 43.5 fps.

In Cyberpunk 2077 with a low preset of 720p, the average FPS was 17.5 fps.

Elden Ring came with a low preset of 720p. The average performance in it was 26 fps.

Watch Dogs 2 averaged 28.5 fps on low graphics settings at 720p.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla also launched in 720p and with a low preset. The average FPS in it was 23 fps.

Mafia: Definitive Edition averaged 27 fps at low settings at 720p.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was also running at 720p with low graphics settings. The average frame rate in it was 48.5 fps.

In Control at a low preset and at 720p, the average FPS was 31 fps.

Apex Legends was running on low settings at 720p. The average performance in it was within 46 fps.

Conclusion

All 14 projects have an overall average FPS on HPPavilion 15-EG2019TX turned out to be 52 fps. The best average performance indicators were in Valorant (87 fps), the worst – in Cyberpunk 2077 (17.5 fps).

HP Pavilion 15-EG2019TX laptop specifications:

  • CPUIntel Core i5 12th Gen 1235U (Total Cores: 10, Total Threads: 12);
  • RAM16GB DDR4 Dual Channel 3200 Mhz (Upgradable Upto 16GB);
  • graphics cardNvidia GeForce MX550 2GB GDDR6 (Disabled while recording this video), Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs;
  • storage device512GB M.2 NVMe SSD;
  • display15.6 Inch Full HD 1920×1080;
  • operating systemWindows 11