HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 58% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1966
Memory	7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140423
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	May 17 '18 at 01:24
Run Duration	98 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	58%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209 69,603 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	50.6% Above average	Memory 74.7 1-Core 40.3 2-Core 80.2 43% 65.1 Pts	4-Core 146 8-Core 218 23% 182 Pts	64-Core 216 13% 216 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) 258,091 User benchmarks, average bench 3% HP(103C 1966) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	2.73% Terrible	Lighting 3.93 Reflection 6.77 Parallax 1.25 3% 3.98 fps	MRender 1.81 Gravity 0.4 Splatting 3.78 2% 2 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.73% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: L2010420 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 96 96 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6872 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3238 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 157 (AF) Unknown 100 100 25770459762 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 73 453902363 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 157 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 27 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 256014 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 37 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 413 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 256014 (F2) Unknown 100 100 228044	74.5% Very good	Read 494 Write 464 Mixed 479 107% 479 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 49.2 4K Mixed 16.2 83% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 25.4 DQ Write 53.5 DQ Mixed 15.7 19% 31.5 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 Ramaxel RMT3160EB68FAW1600 12GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	41% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 12.7 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.6 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 90.9 44% 90.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 45%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Workstation 7%

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System: HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	330x
Core i7-5500UIntelBench 46%, 73,655 samples	174x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	137x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	525x
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	139x
GeForce GT 740MNvidiaBench 6%, 15,605 samples	86x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	19x

RAM
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples	54x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 18,309 samples	39x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples	33x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16