New laptop is slow. Help please.

[Sabyasachibiswas]

I got a new laptop yesterday. Asus FX705DT with ryzen 5 3550H . Doesn't have a ssd.it is really slow . It takes ages to open apps or windows and a lot of the windows stop responding very often. Is it a problem of the CPU or the slow hard disk. I am planning on adding a ssd will it help . My cinebench R20 score is 1400 on normal and 1600 on turbo mode.

[5x5]

It's the lack of an SSD

[Sabyasachibiswas]

Just now, 5x5 said:

It's the lack of an SSD

So adding a ssd should make things fast?

[5x5]

Just now, Sabyasachibiswas said:

So adding a ssd should make things fast?

Yes, get a decent SSD and install a fresh Windows copy

[Epimetheus]

Windows is notorious for requiring ages to get working kinda properly on an hdd. An ssd is practically a requirement for windows

[Sabyasachibiswas]

2 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

Yes, get a decent SSD and install a fresh Windows copy

Is Crucial P1 a good choice. I need 500gb or I would have gone for a Samsung

[5x5]

4 minutes ago, Sabyasachibiswas said:

Is Crucial P1 a good choice. I need 500gb or I would have gone for a Samsung

Get a WD Blue imo

[Sabyasachibiswas]

22 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

Get a WD Blue imo

WD blue is more expensive than P1 here. P1 is the cheapest ssd here . And then there's Intel 660p

[5x5]

1 minute ago, Sabyasachibiswas said:

WD blue is more expensive than P1 here. P1 is the cheapest ssd here . And then there's Intel 660p

Don't buy QLC junk. Get a decent TLC SSD like the WD Blue or Crucial MX 500. Anything cheaper will come at a hefty compromise