HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 23%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (4th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 96 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 21.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive56.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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.
SystemHP ENVY 17 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 229D
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 30 '19 at 17:23
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 43%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
21.6% Poor
Memory 37.8
1-Core 15.1
2-Core 26
19% 26.3 Pts
4-Core 32.9
8-Core 35.6
5% 34.2 Pts
64-Core 37.3
2% 37.3 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 21.6%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)
HP(103C 229D) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.34% Terrible
Lighting 1.7
Reflection 0.31
Parallax 2.22
1% 1.41 fps
MRender 0.95
Gravity 1.63
Splatting 1.83
1% 1.47 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1.34%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-128M6S 128GB
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC72205
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 270 277 262 261 214 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 349
Write 285
Mixed 240
SusWrite 256
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 29.4
4K Mixed 19.1
70% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 112
86% 116 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
10.9% Very poor
MC Read 2
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 3.7
10% 3.63 GB/s
SC Read 1.8
SC Write 3
SC Mixed 3.5
8% 2.77 GB/s
Latency 213
19% 213 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 10.9%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ENVY 17 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 1,076 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $289
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