Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra vs HP 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 Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 700 grams less (around 1.54 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 60-82% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~85%) battery – 76 against 41 watt-hours
- Around 65% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Performs significantly better (up to 74%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- 67% sharper screen – 212 versus 127 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 14% more compact case (137.9 vs 160 square inches)
Advantages of the HP ENVY 17 (2023)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
- Better webcam recording quality
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.79 kg (3.95 lbs) | 2.49 kg (5.49 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.4 x 250.4 x 16.5 mm 13.99 x 9.86 x 0.65 inches |
398.27 x 259.08 x 19.55 mm 15.68 x 10.2 x 0.77 inches |
| Area | 890 cm2 (137.9 inches2) | 1032 cm2 (159.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.4% | ~80% |
| Side bezels | 5.4 mm | 7.6 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 125° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41 dB | 48 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 212 ppi | 127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
ENVY 17 (2023)
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
Galaxy Book 3 Ultra
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~11% more screen space
| Contrast | 13333:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 96.3% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 99.9% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:20 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 | 100 W | 90 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 323 grams | 455 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (6P + 8E) | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 20 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 60 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1455 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1755 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 9 TFLOPS | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 9 TFLOPS | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2061 | 840 |
| Solar Bay | 30204 | 15381 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 6000 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | DDR4 |
| 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 | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x5W, 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~83 dB | ~86.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | 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 | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 15.1 x 10.8 cm | 12.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | 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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