HP ENVY Laptop 13-aq0xxx

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Run History

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

System	HP ENVY Laptop 13-aq0xxx (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 85E3
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190429
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '19 at 03:50
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8565U 81,207 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Memory 88.8 1-Core 63.5 2-Core 95.8 55% 82.7 Pts	4-Core 125 8-Core 127 17% 126 Pts	64-Core 152 9% 152 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 72%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1006 256GB 17,295 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20120006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 544 420 422 406 420 422 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 724 Write 635 Mixed 680 SusWrite 439 139% 620 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 46 158% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 239 169% 220 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 197%
USB DISK 3.0 124GB 1,366 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 53GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 38 34 34 38 34 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 176 Write 48 Mixed 64 SusWrite 34.4 88% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.2 80% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA851S6CJR6N-VK 2x4GB 15,613 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 18.4 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 17.7 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 74%

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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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Workstation 9%

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System: HP ENVY Laptop 13-aq0xxx

CPU
Core i7-8565UIntelBench 55%, 81,207 samples	168x
Core i5-8265UIntelBench 53%, 87,841 samples	49x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620IntelBench 5%, 178,291 samples	170x
GeForce MX250NvidiaBench 11%, 2,039 samples	47x

SSD
SSDPEKNW512G8H 512GBIntelBench 147%, 27,018 samples	41x
SSDPEKNW010T8H 1TBIntelBench 183%, 4,172 samples	33x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1006 512GBWDCBench 167%, 8,409 samples	29x

RAM
M378A5244CB0-CRC 2x4GBSamsungBench 65%, 7,811 samples	89x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3E1 2x8GBMicronBench 71%, 872 samples	66x
M471A1K44BM0-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 72%, 6,645 samples	24x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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