HP ENVY 15 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.35% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	HP ENVY 15 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1963
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130827
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '21 at 14:40
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209 69,603 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 79.6 1-Core 96.9 2-Core 168 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 502 51% 415 Pts	64-Core 506 31% 506 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 1963) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.15.4248 Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	3.35% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 6 Parallax 6.8 3% 5.47 fps	MRender 8.2 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 4.9 4% 5.17 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.35% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF400400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 132 145 138 154 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 349 Write 317 Mixed 156 SusWrite 155 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 22.3 4K Mixed 9 37% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 98 DQ Mixed 10 34% 75.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TIMETEC-SD3-1600 2x8GB 579 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 18.8 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 54%

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Workstation 5%

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System: HP ENVY 15 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	372x
Core i7-4510UIntelBench 47%, 63,054 samples	268x
Core i7-5500UIntelBench 46%, 73,655 samples	222x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	603x
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	237x
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	191x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	40x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	29x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $60Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	29x

RAM
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples	76x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples	66x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 44,908 samples	59x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $237

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