HP Envy 17 (2024) vs ENVY 16 (2023)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the HP ENVY 16 (2023)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 160 grams less (around 0.35 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 41-56% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 11% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- 48% sharper screen – 188 versus 127 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 12% more compact case (139.8 vs 158.6 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | 2.34 kg (5.16 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 395.9 x 258.5 x 19.8 mm 15.59 x 10.18 x 0.78 inches |
357.4 x 252.4 x 19.9 mm 14.07 x 9.94 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 1023 cm2 (158.7 inches2) | 902 cm2 (139.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.6% | ~83.3% |
| Side bezels | 6.4 mm | 5.3 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 145° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 43.2 dB | 55 dB |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 16.1 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 127 ppi | 188 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Envy 17 (2024)
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
ENVY 16 (2023)
16.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 116.5 in2
~9% more screen space
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 65 / 100 W | 200 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 406 grams | 600 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 18 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 28 W | 90 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2200 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 6.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | DDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 6.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 393 |
| Solar Bay | - | 12495 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~88.5 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.4 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | - | 12.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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