HP ENVY 4 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 40.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.79% 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.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP ENVY 4 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1895
Memory2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120813
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 01 '23 at 14:37
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3317U-$225
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
40.8% Average
Memory 65.2
1-Core 53.3
2-Core 85.9
44% 68.1 Pts
4-Core 94.4
8-Core 118
14% 106 Pts
64-Core 119
7% 119 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 1895) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
2.79% Terrible
Lighting 3.2
Reflection 6.3
Parallax 2.6
3% 4.03 fps
MRender 4.9
Gravity 2.1
Splatting 4.4
3% 3.8 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.79%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZMPC032HBCD-000L1 32GB
22GB free
Firmware: CXM12H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 82 82 82 82 MB/s
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
34.6% Below average
Read 246
Write 83.5
Mixed 122
SusWrite 82.2
29% 133 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 28.4
4K Mixed 13.1
49% 17.5 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 34
DQ Mixed 57.7
55% 91.2 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 45%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GG2OA7A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 14 58 23 31 31 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
11.7% Very poor
Read 6.5
Write 46.5
Mixed 9.7
SusWrite 34.2
18% 24.2 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.2
35% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend JM1333KSN-2G Samsung M471B5773CHS-CH9 4GB
1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
42.2% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 14.6
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 11.5
SC Mixed 12.2
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ENVY 4 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 85 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP ENVY 4 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Above average Total price: $225
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