HP Pavilion Plus 16 (2024) vs Envy 17 (2024)
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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 Pavilion Plus 16 (2024)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 700 grams less (around 1.54 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 30-41% higher FPS
- Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (141.2 vs 158.6 square inches)
Advantages of the HP Envy 17 (2024)
- Around 46% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~41%) battery – 83 against 59 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.6 x 254.7 x 17.78-18.5 mm 14.08 x 10.03 x 0.7-0.73 inches |
395.9 x 258.5 x 19.8 mm 15.59 x 10.18 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 911 cm2 (141.2 inches2) | 1023 cm2 (158.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.5% | ~80.6% |
| Side bezels | 6.5 mm | 6.4 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Blue | Silver |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 43.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Envy 17 (2024)
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
Pavilion Plus 16 (2024)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~11% more screen space
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 / 90 W | 65 / 100 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 406 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.3 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (2P + 10E) | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 14 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 7 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 |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1155 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1477 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 6 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | DDR5 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 6 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | 499 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~88.5 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Optional |
| 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 3.2 | 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 | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.4 mm |
| Size | 12.5 x 8.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Pavilion Plus 16 (2024):
- Models equipped with AMD Ryzen processors utilize LPDDR5 memory with a frequency of 6400 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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