HP ENVY m4 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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 (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP ENVY m4 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 18EE
Memory7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130104
Uptime18.5 Days
Run DateNov 30 '20 at 21:38
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 54%

 PC Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3632QM
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
44.5% Average
Memory 64.8
1-Core 28.8
2-Core 53.6
34% 49.1 Pts
4-Core 131
8-Core 343
27% 237 Pts
64-Core 368
23% 368 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 18EE) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
1.91% Terrible
Lighting 2.3
Reflection 1.2
Parallax 1.6
2% 1.7 fps
MRender 3.1
Gravity 1.3
Splatting 2.8
2% 2.4 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.91%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
768GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JA0OA4D0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.5 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
28.2% Poor
Read 95.2
Write 100
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 3.3
42% 57.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.1
27% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
45.3% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 16.6
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 7.8
21% 7.4 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ENVY m4 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 85 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP ENVY m4 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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