HP ENVY Laptop 17-ae1xx

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	7.01% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	92.8% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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.

System	HP ENVY Laptop 17-ae1xx (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 83AD
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 02:58
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Memory 72.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 241 80% 146 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 521 59% 462 Pts	64-Core 519 32% 519 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 72.7% 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. 25.20.100.6374 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.01% Terrible	Lighting 7.13 Reflection 14.7 Parallax 6.72 6% 9.53 fps	MRender 12.7 Gravity 7.03 Splatting 13.7 9% 11.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.01% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 889GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 401 398 376 394 392 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 356 Mixed 375 SusWrite 390 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 25.1 138% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 36.6 82% 162 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 100%
Samsung MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GB 6,124 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 118GB free Firmware: BXV75M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 148 148 149 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 715 Write 151 Mixed 209 SusWrite 148 66% 306 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 32.4 174% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 564 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 234 204% 316 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4SFD824A.C16FDD 2x16GB 1,968 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 25.3 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26.5 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 96.5 42% 96.5 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 87%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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