HP ENVY Laptop 17-ae1xx

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.87% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	HP ENVY Laptop 17-ae1xx (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 83AD
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190429
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '21 at 03:59
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 82 2-Core 220 72% 129 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 416 53% 403 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 83AD) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	3.87% Terrible	Lighting 7.2 Reflection 5.1 Parallax 8.2 6% 6.83 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.87% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV512TBN 512GB 14,424 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 422GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MF000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 296 317 243 248 234 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 333 Write 292 Mixed 307 SusWrite 280 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 26.5 98% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 318 230% 300 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 97%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 108 110 112 112 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 109 Write 111 Mixed 59.4 SusWrite 110 71% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB 144,145 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 10.4 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 11.3 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 43%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 10%

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System: HP ENVY Laptop 17-ae1xx

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	202x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	4x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	148x
MX150-0NvidiaBench 14%, 29,453 samples	58x

SSD
MZVLW1T0HMLH-000H1 1TBSamsungBench 219%, 1,211 samples	13x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples	10x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	10x

RAM
8ATF1G64HZ-2G6H1 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 1,913 samples	39x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	35x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	34x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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