HP ENVY Laptop 17-bw0xxx

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
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.
SystemHP ENVY Laptop 17-bw0xxx  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 8485
Memory9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180620
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '19 at 06:18
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8550U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 432
61% 450 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 71%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB
867GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RXM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 163 156 171 173 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 150
Write 144
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 164
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata AO1P24HC8T1-BPGS Samsung M471A5244CB0-CTD 12GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
63.8% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 17.9
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 23.2
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
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Workstation
Workstation 9%
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System: HP ENVY Laptop 17-bw0xxx

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