HP 17 17.3, Core Ultra 5 225U, 8GB, 512GB SSD, Jet Black
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
Cons
- Below average portability (5th percentile)
- Below average ram (21st percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 225U |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 4.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Intel Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 17.3" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 250 nits |
| Color Gamut | 60% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.1 kg / 4.6 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP 17 17.3 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EAC-XS99 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP964XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 225U | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Core 7 240H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 36 | 128 | 96 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 8192 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 17.3" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 1920x1200 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel Graphics | Apple (32-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060S | NVIDIA RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR7 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 70 | 75 | - | 76 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP 17 17.3 | 60.5 | 56.3 | 20.7 | 42.2 | 50.2 | 5.1 | 35.8 | 33.4 | 87.2 | 62.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.6 | 82.9 | 73.5 | 99 | 68.9 | 99.6 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.5 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EAC-XS99 Compare | 95.8 | 90.8 | 99.9 | 71.3 | 88.9 | 94.3 | 79.3 | 60.4 | 79.6 | 3.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 Compare | 87.1 | 79.3 | 99.6 | 94.5 | 74 | 25.7 | 93.9 | 81.8 | 90.9 | 3.4 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 89.1 | 97.3 | 92 | 42.3 | 79.3 | 10.7 | 96 | 14.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP964XHA-KG2US Compare | 66 | 68.8 | 79.5 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 33.2 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 15.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall38
- AI/LLM16.4
- Gaming12.1
- Portability23.6
- Creator22.8
- Student47.3
- Business33
- Developer40.2
- Entertainment40.9
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