How to increase hp 15-bw057ur performance

[Sideus]

My HP Notebook - 15-bw057ur (2BT75EA) is very slow.

How can I increase the productivity? Is AMD A9-9420 changable to modern one?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Max out the memory to 16 GB ( 2 x 8 GB).

Replace the 2.5" mechanical hard drive with a 2.5" SSD.

The processor is an integral part of the motherboard and cannot be upgraded.

Below is the link to the service manual.

h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05493256

[banhien]

@Sideus 

Its specs

            https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c05585061

You can upgrade few things to make it runs better:

1. CPU: you can't change CPU, you have to by new System board on the following list

• AMD A12-9720P processor and 4 GB of discrete graphics memory part # 924722-601
• AMD A12-9720P processor and 2 GB of discrete graphics memory part # 924726-601
• AMD A10-9620P processor and 2 GB of discrete graphics memory part # 924723-601
• AMD A9-9420P processor and 2 GB of discrete graphics memory part # 924724-601     (your current machine)
• AMD A9-9420P processor and 2 GB of discrete graphics memory (models with both hard drive and solidstate
  drive) part # 929587-601
• AMD A6-9220P processor and 2 GB of discrete graphics memory part # 924725-601

2. RAM: You can replace 2GB + 4GB of RAM to 8GB + 8GB = 16GB (max) using the following compatible RAM (will run at 1866MHz)

                https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/ct2k8g4sfs824a/ct10903707

3. STORAGE: Looks like your machine does NOT have M.2 slot because the above list shows only 1 system board does have M.2 slot therefore you can only upgrade 2.5" HDD to 2.5" SSD using Crucial MX500 or Samsung 860EVO or similar. For example

               https://www.crucial.com/ssd/bx500/ct1000bx500ssd1/ct15842148

I would upgrade RAM first (cheapest) to see performance increase before moving to storage. New System board would be very expensive, buying new machine may be a better option.

Regards.