HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 159B
Memory	2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20121031
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '21 at 10:10
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199 39,605 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 89 1-Core 69.9 2-Core 137 61% 98.5 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 346 35% 284 Pts	64-Core 346 21% 346 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 159B) 1.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	1.62% Terrible	Lighting 1.8 Reflection 1.8 Parallax 1.4 2% 1.67 fps	MRender 2.5 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 2.3 2% 2.33 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.62% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 750GB-$77 8,773 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 658GB free (System drive) Firmware: JF4OA0E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 80 72 71 89 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 79.3 Write 50.4 Mixed 33.9 SusWrite 79.6 44% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325S6CFR8C-H9 Samsung M471B5673FH0-CH9 4GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	47.5% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 14.8 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 13.9 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 49%

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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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Typical ENVY 17 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 1,084 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	334x
Core i7-5500UIntelBench 46%, 73,655 samples	175x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $46Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	137x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	530x
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	140x
GeForce GT 740MNvidiaBench 6%, 15,605 samples	87x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $88Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	19x

RAM
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples	54x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 18,309 samples	41x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples	33x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $285

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16