HP ENVY Laptop 17-bw0xxx

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	137% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 90% 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 Laptop 17-bw0xxx (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 8485
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '18 at 00:27
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 73.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 251 81% 150 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 380 44% 342 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 71%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kbg30zmv256g TOSHIBA 256GB 31,797 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: ADHA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 578 574 582 515 554 585 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 608 Write 493 Mixed 550 SusWrite 565 125% 554 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 57.4 178% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 653 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 329 288% 437 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 147%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 918GB free Firmware: RXM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 172 173 175 172 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 122 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 173 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB 71,691 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	72% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 21.3 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 23.7 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 93.5 43% 93.5 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 79%

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

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Workstation 9%

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System: HP ENVY Laptop 17-bw0xxx

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	123x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	8x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	99x
MX150-0NvidiaBench 14%, 29,453 samples	32x

SSD
Optane+932GBHDD 1TBIntelBench 59%, 6,924 samples	15x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1006 256GBWDCBench 152%, 17,295 samples	12x
SD9SN8W-128G-1006 128GBSandiskBench 69%, 8,741 samples	8x

RAM
AO1P24HC8T1-BPGS 2x8GBAdataBench 67%, 761 samples	14x
HP26D4S9S8ME-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 75%, 3,072 samples	13x
M471A5244CB0-CTD 2x4GBSamsungBench 60%, 54,777 samples	13x

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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