HP 17.3", Ryzen 5 7430U, 64GB, 2TB SSD + 1TB, Silver

64GB of RAM and 3TB of storage put this HP in the 94th and 97th percentile respectively, which is genuinely impressive. But the 1600x900 display is in the 9th percentile, one of the worst screens we've seen at this price. At $1,629, it's a memory and storage monster wrapped in a mediocre laptop.

The Ryzen 5 7430U is a 6-core, 2.3GHz chip that handles everyday productivity without breaking a sweat. It's not going to blow anyone away, sitting at the 48th percentile for CPUs, but it's perfectly capable for browser-heavy workflows, office apps, and light development work. The real story is the 64GB of DDR4 RAM. That's more memory than most gaming laptops ship with, and it means you can run virtual machines, Docker containers, or a frankly irresponsible number of Chrome tabs without the system flinching. Our database puts this in the 94th percentile for RAM, which is a standout by any measure.

The integrated AMD Radeon Graphics are fine for media playback and basic tasks, but they're not built for anything demanding. The gaming score of 12 out of 100 is a real letdown, and you should treat this as a machine with no meaningful gaming capability. The 2TB SSD plus the 1TB docking station storage gives you 3TB total, which is top of the charts for this category. Boot times will be quick, and you'll have room for basically everything short of a full Steam library. Just don't expect the display to do any of it justice.

Stacked against the Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max, this HP looks like it's from a different decade. The MacBook's display, build quality, and performance are in another league entirely, though you'll pay a lot more for the privilege. The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 and MSI Raider both offer dedicated GPUs and far better screens, making them the obvious choice if gaming or creative work matters at all. The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition beats this HP on portability, display quality, and battery life while costing less in most configurations. Where the HP wins is raw memory and storage capacity. 64GB of RAM and 3TB of storage at this price is genuinely rare, and none of those competitors match it without expensive upgrades. But that's a narrow victory on a machine that loses on nearly every other front.

At $1,629 USD, this HP is asking for a lot of money for a machine with a 1600x900 screen and integrated graphics. The RAM and storage are genuinely impressive, and if you need 64GB of memory and 3TB of space in a single purchase, you'd be hard-pressed to find this combination elsewhere without spending significantly more. But you're paying a premium for those two specs while accepting serious compromises on the display, portability, and graphics. The value proposition only makes sense if your workload specifically demands massive RAM and storage and you don't care about screen quality or gaming. For everyone else, that $1,629 can buy a much more balanced machine.

The headline numbers here are 64GB of RAM and 3TB of storage, which land in the 94th and 97th percentile of our database respectively. That's a wild amount of memory and drive space for a laptop in this class, and it's clearly the reason this HP exists. The catch is that everything else about it is aggressively average, and the screen is a genuine problem. A 17.3-inch display running at 1600x900 in 2025 is the kind of spec that makes you double-check the listing to make sure you read it right. It sits in the 9th percentile for screens, which is one of the worst we've seen on a machine at this price point.

The AMD Ryzen 5 7430U is a solid but unremarkable 6-core chip, landing right around the middle of the pack at the 48th percentile. Paired with integrated Radeon Graphics, this is a productivity and multitasking machine, not a gaming rig. Our gaming score of 12 out of 100 tells you everything you need to know there. The developer score of 45.3 is the best of the three use cases we track, which makes sense given the RAM and storage, but the overall score of 35.5 shows how much the weak display and bulky design drag things down.

Skip this if you care about screen quality, portability, or gaming. The 1600x900 display is in the 9th percentile, which means text and media look noticeably soft compared to even budget laptops with 1080p panels. At 4.82 lbs and 15.78 inches wide, it's in the 5th percentile for compactness, so this is not a machine you'll want to haul around daily. And with a gaming score of 12 out of 100, anyone hoping to play games should look elsewhere immediately. The reliability score in the 33rd percentile is also a concern for a machine at this price. If you don't specifically need 64GB of RAM and 3TB of storage, your $1,629 goes much further on a Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition or a similarly priced machine with a better display and build quality.

This HP is a niche machine for a specific buyer: someone who needs 64GB of RAM and 3TB of storage right now, doesn't care about screen quality, and won't be gaming. If that's you, the 94th and 97th percentile rankings on RAM and storage make a compelling case. For everyone else, the 9th percentile display and 12 out of 100 gaming score are dealbreakers at $1,629. The developer score of 45.3 out of 100 is the best this machine manages, and even that is dragged down by the weak screen and bulky chassis. You're buying two great specs and accepting mediocrity everywhere else.