HP ENVY x360 15 (Ryzen) vs ENVY 17 (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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Key Differences
Advantages of the HP ENVY x360 15 (Ryzen)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 630 grams less (around 1.39 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~24%) battery – 51 against 41 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- Much smaller footprint: 21% more compact case (126.8 vs 160 square inches)
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the HP ENVY 17 (2023)
- Performs significantly better (up to 4.2x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 93-127% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 14% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Better webcam recording quality
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.86 kg (4.1 lbs) | 2.49 kg (5.49 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 358.9 x 228 x 18.2 mm 14.13 x 8.98 x 0.72 inches |
398.27 x 259.08 x 19.55 mm 15.68 x 10.2 x 0.77 inches |
| Area | 818 cm2 (126.9 inches2) | 1032 cm2 (159.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82% | ~80% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 7.6 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | - | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 36 dB | 48 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | - | No |
| Sync technology | FreeSync | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
ENVY 17 (2023)
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
ENVY x360 15 (Ryzen)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~22% more screen space
| Contrast | 1405:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 99.6% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 70% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 69% | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 90 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 277 grams | 455 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| 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 | 15 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1800 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | DDR4 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 448 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 28 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 1.6 TFLOPS | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 862 |
| Solar Bay | - | 15381 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~74.7 dB | ~86.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | - | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.5 x 8.0 cm | 12.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | - | Plastic |
| 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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