HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 229D
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150804
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '20 at 20:54
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	87%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5500U 73,655 User benchmarks, average bench 46% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Memory 90 1-Core 55.6 2-Core 25.8 46% 57.1 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 4.5 18% 98.5 Pts	64-Core 224 14% 224 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 229D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	4.2% Terrible	Lighting 4.57 Reflection 14.8 Parallax 6.09 4% 8.49 fps	MRender 7.14 Gravity 3.5 Splatting 7.7 5% 6.11 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.2% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$49 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 331 364 376 370 305 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 351 Write 292 Mixed 361 SusWrite 331 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 66.4 4K Mixed 32.5 113% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 293 238% 338 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 125%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 250 Write 16.1 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 89.5 119% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP691160-H66-MCN 2x8GB 637 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.6% Poor	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 1.8 30% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 0.4 SC Write 0.4 SC Mixed 0.3 1% 0.37 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 59%

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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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Desktop 56%

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Workstation 7%

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System: HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	330x
Core i7-5500UIntelBench 46%, 73,655 samples	174x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	137x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	525x
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	139x
GeForce GT 740MNvidiaBench 6%, 15,605 samples	86x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
MX500 500GBCrucial $49Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	19x

RAM
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples	54x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 18,309 samples	39x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples	33x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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