HP Envy 13 with Intel Tiger Lake and GeForce MX450 in review

Name: HP Envy 13-ba1475ng
Brand: HP

Does the MX450 really bring anything? HP's compact Envy 13 is one of the few subnotebooks with a dedicated graphics card. The current model is equipped with the GeForce MX450, but is the GPU even worth it in view of the fast integrated graphics unit?

Andreas Osthoff, 👁 Andreas Osthoff (translated by DeepL / Ninh Duy), Published 05/25/2021 🇩🇪 🇮🇹

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HP Envy 13-ba1475ng (Envy 13 Series)

Processor

Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 x 2.8 - 4.7 GHz, 35 W PL2 / Short Burst, 20 W PL1 / Sustained, Tiger Lake-UP3

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce MX450 - 2048 MB VRAM, Core: 1180 MHz, Memory: 1250 MHz, 12 W TDP, 466.27, Optimus

Memory

16 GB

, DDR4-2933, Dual-Channel, max. 16 GB

Display

13.30 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 166 PPI, CMN139D, IPS, glossy: yes, 60 Hz

Mainboard

Intel Tiger Lake-UP3 PCH-LP

Storage

Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8, 512 GB

, 430 GB free

Soundcard

Intel Tiger Lake-U/Y PCH-LP - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)

Connections

2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm Stereo, Card Reader: microSD, 1 Fingerprint Reader

Networking

Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.1

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 17 x 307 x 195 ( = 0.67 x 12.09 x 7.68 in)

Battery

51 Wh Lithium-Polymer, 3-cell

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit

Camera

Webcam: 720p
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 65W PSU, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

1.25 kg ( = 44.09 oz / 2.76 pounds), Power Supply: 284 g ( = 10.02 oz / 0.63 pounds)

Price

1099 Euro

Links

HP homepage

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
85.3 %	05/2021	HP Envy 13-ba1475ng i7-1165G7, GeForce MX450	1.3 kg	17 mm	13.30"	1920x1080
87.7 %	05/2021	Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1.2 kg	16 mm	13.30"	1920x1080
87.6 %	03/2021	Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	975 g	15 mm	13.30"	2560x1600
91.1 %	12/2020	Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry M1, M1 7-Core GPU	1.3 kg	16.1 mm	13.30"	2560x1600
87.1 %	12/2020	HP Envy 13-ba0001ng i7-10510U, GeForce MX350	1.3 kg	16 mm	13.30"	1920x1080

Case, equipment and input devices

The metal case has improved compared to the Predecessor the metal case has not changed compared to the predecessor and still leaves a stable and high-quality impression. However, the maintenance options are poor because some of the screws are hidden under the glued rubber feet. Removing them without damaging them is hardly possible.

The new Envy 13 scores both in terms of features (Wi-Fi 6 now with better performance) and ports, even though it does not offer Thunderbolt 4. Besides the USB-C port (Gen.2 with DisplayPort 1.4), which can also be used for charging, there is also a conventional USB-A port on both sides. You do not have to do without a microSD reader either. The proprietary charging plug would not have been absolutely necessary, but at least existing power adapters can still be used this way.

The input devices are still very decent and the keyboard is also backlit. Qualitatively, there is a disadvantage compared to the more expensive HP EliteBooks, but the precise stroke allows writing long texts comfortably. The wide ClickPad also works very well in practice.

Size comparison

HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL DIN A4 ❌

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD	183 MB/s +139%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng (AV Pro V60)	76.6 MB/s
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB)	71.9 MB/s -6%
Average of class Subnotebook (18.9 - 193.9, n=17, last 2 years)	66.7 MB/s -13%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD	189 MB/s +120%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng (AV Pro V60)	86 MB/s
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB)	82.3 MB/s -4%
Average of class Subnotebook (23.6 - 239, n=17, last 2 years)	81.3 MB/s -5%

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1427 (1280^min - 1509^max) MBit/s
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1338 (871^min - 1460^max) MBit/s -6%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (49.8 - 1775, n=324)	1161 MBit/s -19%
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650w	940 (858^min - 985^max) MBit/s -34%
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	641 (341^min - 713^max) MBit/s -55%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple AirPort Extreme M1	552 (257^min - 620^max) MBit/s -61%
iperf3 receive AX12
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650w	1492 (1304^min - 1621^max) MBit/s +2%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1459 (1045^min - 1609^max) MBit/s
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1426 (699^min - 1490^max) MBit/s -2%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (136 - 1743, n=324)	1261 MBit/s -14%
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	830 (784^min - 880^max) MBit/s -43%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple AirPort Extreme M1	672 (614^min - 682^max) MBit/s -54%

HP Envy 13-ba1475ng; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1458 (1045-1609)

HP Envy 13-ba1475ng; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1427 (1280-1509)

ColorChecker HP Envy 13-ba1475ng: 11.25 ∆E min: 2.63 - max: 23.12 ∆E

Display - Envy with 13.3-inch IPS panel

The basic specifications of the screen remain the same: 13.3-inch screen diagonal, Full HD resolution, IPS panel, 400 cd/m² brightness and glossy surface. The subjective picture quality is still very good, but the panel is still extremely reflective and even in bright rooms there can be restrictions. Outdoors, you have to look for a suitable spot in the shade, otherwise you won't recognize anything.

Somewhat surprisingly, another panel from Chi Mei (instead of AU Optronics) is used. It also fulfills the basic properties, but it is a bit worse in all measured values. PWM is also used, but the frequency of 26 kHz is very high and should not cause any problems. The small sRGB color space is almost completely covered, but those who want to edit pictures should calibrate the panel (or use our calibrated profile). Highlights are not a big problem in our test device.


417 cd/m²	417 cd/m²	431 cd/m²
402 cd/m²	423 cd/m²	434 cd/m²
361 cd/m²	370 cd/m²	391 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

CMN139D tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 434 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 405.1 cd/m² Minimum: 24.2 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 83 %
Center on Battery: 413 cd/m²
Contrast: 1839:1 (Black: 0.23 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.2 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 1
ΔE Greyscale 4.7 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
97.5% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
61.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
67.5% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
97.6% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
66.4% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 1.99

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

	HP Envy 13-ba1475ng CMN139D, IPS, 1920x1080, 13.30	Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Sharp SHP14AE, IPS, 1920x1080, 13.30	Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL N133GCA-GQ1, a-SI IPS LED, 2560x1600, 13.30	Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry IPS, 2560x1600, 13.30	HP Envy 13-ba0001ng AU Optronics AUO3A8C, IPS, 1920x1080, 13.30
Display		-1%	-1%	26%	2%
Display P3 Coverage	66.4	66.3 0%	65.1 -2%	98.6 48%	67.1 1%
sRGB Coverage	97.6	97.1 -1%	97.1 -1%	100 2%	99.1 2%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	67.5	67.1 -1%	66.6 -1%	85.9 27%	69.2 3%
Response Times		-24%	35%	138%	6%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	66 ?(30.4, 35.6)	55 ?(25, 30) 17%	38.4 ?(20.4, 18) 42%	31 ?(14, 17) 53%	56 ?(26, 30) 15%
Response Time Black / White *	28.8 ?(11.6, 17.2)	27 ?(10, 17) 6%	20.8 ?(10.8, 10) 28%	26.1 ?(14.9, 11.2) 9%	30 ?(15, 15) -4%
PWM Frequency	26040 ?(40)	996 ?(20) -96%		118000 ?(49, 155) 353%
Screen		0%	5%	11%	22%
Brightness middle	423	486 15%	325 -23%	417 -1%	466 10%
Brightness	405	446 10%	297 -27%	395 -2%	418 3%
Brightness Distribution	83	77 -7%	83 0%	91 10%	85 2%
Black Level *	0.23	0.4 -74%	0.26 -13%	0.39 -70%	0.215 7%
Contrast	1839	1215 -34%	1250 -32%	1069 -42%	2167 18%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	3.2	2.54 21%	2.2 31%	1.12 65%	1.06 67%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	5.8	4.34 25%	3.5 40%	2.71 53%	1.59 73%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	1	1.04 -4%	0.6 40%	0.77 23%	1.09 -9%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	4.7	2.34 50%	2.8 40%	1.7 64%	1.3 72%
Gamma	1.99 ^111%	2.28 ^96%	2.05 ^107%	2207 ^0%	2.39 ^92%
CCT	6362 ^102%	6864 ^95%	6452 ^101%	6870 ^95%	6699 ^97%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)	61.9	62 0%	61.3 -1%		63 2%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)	97.5	97 -1%	97 -1%		99 2%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		-8% / -4%	13% / 8%	58% / 39%	10% / 17%

* ... smaller is better

Display Response Times

ℹ

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
28.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 11.6 ms rise
28.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 17.2 ms fall
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 72 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
66 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 30.4 ms rise
66 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 35.6 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 98 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM detected

26040 Hz

≤ 40 % brightness setting

The display backlight flickers at 26040 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 40 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting.

The frequency of 26040 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering.

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Performance, emissions and battery life

Thanks to the combination of moderni7-1165G7 CPU (Tiger Lake), 16 GB RAM and PCIe-SSD from Intel (512 GB), the subjective performance impression is very good. The device offers enough performance for everyday tasks and there should not be any problems in the coming years.

The processor itself is limited to 20 watts after a short time and then remains stable there, but the competition offers more performance here and AMD is massively superior especially in the multi-core tests.

Besides the fast integrated Xe Graphics G7 hP also installs the dedicated GeForce-MX450-GPUHowever, it is the slowest version (N18S-LP) with a TGP of only 12 watts. In the synthetic benchmarks, the MX450 even falls behind the modern iGPUs, but in the real gaming benchmarks we see an advantage of about 20-30%. Furthermore, the performance remains stable even during longer gaming sessions and on battery power.

There are no problems with the temperatures, but you can hear the fan clearly (~40-43 dB(A)) under maximum load as well as during gaming. However, the noise is not unpleasant. More disturbing is the fact that the fan sometimes starts up in idle or standby without an obvious reason. HP should work on this again. There is not much criticism for the two stereo speakers. Bass is hardly present due to the design, but the sound is otherwise pleasing.

The battery life has remained constant. We determined a very good 10.5 hours in the WLAN test with 150 cd/m²; it is still around 8 hours in full brightness.

Cinebench R15 Loop

HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7: Ø687 (682.5-699.4)

Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1135G7: Ø650 (584.31-733.42)

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7: Ø667 (598.25-801.23)

Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1; Rosetta 2: Ø843 (817.01-1020.12)

HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Core i7-10510U: Ø537 (532.18-539.24)

Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S AMD Ryzen 7 5800U: Ø1209 (1163.3-1526.78)

Cinebench R23: Single Core | Multi Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Single Core) | CPU (Multi Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Single 64Bit | CPU Multi 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.5: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Average of class Subnotebook (598 - 1934, n=68, last 2 years)	1627 Points +16%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	1496 Points +7%
Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	1427 Points +2%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1110 - 1539, n=59)	1425 Points +2%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7	1397 Points
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7	1355 Points -3%
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1135G7	1308 Points -6%

Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Average of class Subnotebook (2485 - 16201, n=68, last 2 years)	10289 Points +139%
Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	8154 Points +90%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	7409 (6401.39^min - 7409.31^max) Points +72%
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1135G7	5447 (4192.8^min - 5447.26^max) Points +27%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (2525 - 6862, n=64)	5110 Points +19%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7	4301 Points
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7	3949 (3587.73^min - 3948.77^max) Points -8%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Subnotebook (216 - 738, n=64, last 2 years)	610 Points +12%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7	556 Points +2%
Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	555 Points +2%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (442 - 589, n=81)	552 Points +1%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7	544 Points
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1135G7	504 Points -7%
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Core i7-10510U	429 Points -21%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	401 Points -26%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Subnotebook (810 - 6314, n=64, last 2 years)	3963 Points +136%
Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	3303 Points +97%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1060 - 2657, n=81)	1967 Points +17%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	1863 Points +11%
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1135G7	1863 Points +11%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7	1859 Points +11%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7	1679 Points
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Core i7-10510U	1237 Points -26%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Subnotebook (91.8 - 280, n=62, last 2 years)	237 Points +15%
Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	227 Points +10%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7	220 Points +7%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (115 - 230, n=78)	212 Points +3%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	208 Points +1%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7	206 Points
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Core i7-10510U	177 Points -14%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Subnotebook (514 - 2581, n=70, last 2 years)	1757 Points +151%
Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	1522 Points +118%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	1020 (817^min - 1020^max) Points +46%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (553 - 1027, n=86)	846 Points +21%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7	801 (598.25^min - 801.23^max) Points +15%
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1135G7	733 (584.31^min - 733.42^max) Points +5%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7	699 (682.5^min - 699.4^max) Points
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Core i7-10510U	539 (532.18^min - 539.24^max) Points -23%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Core i7-10510U	856 Seconds * -25%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7	716 Seconds * -4%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	710 Seconds * -3%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7	686 Seconds *
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1135G7	630 Seconds * +8%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (468 - 1138, n=80)	618 Seconds * +10%
Average of class Subnotebook (201 - 1600, n=66, last 2 years)	386 Seconds * +44%
Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	372.7 Seconds * +46%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	5441 MIPS +8%
Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	5359 MIPS +6%
Average of class Subnotebook (2197 - 6403, n=58, last 2 years)	5328 MIPS +6%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7	5211 MIPS +3%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (4478 - 5507, n=80)	5182 MIPS +3%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7	5045 MIPS
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Core i7-10510U	4722 MIPS -6%
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1135G7	4579 MIPS -9%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Average of class Subnotebook (16223 - 67444, n=57, last 2 years)	44459 MIPS +139%
Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	41574 MIPS +124%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	34614 MIPS +86%
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1135G7	24447 MIPS +32%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (15347 - 27405, n=80)	22935 MIPS +23%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7	19198 MIPS +3%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7	18588 MIPS
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Core i7-10510U	16152 MIPS -13%

Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	1727 Points +16%
Average of class Subnotebook (672 - 2350, n=65, last 2 years)	1701 Points +14%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7	1564 Points +5%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1302 - 1595, n=77)	1524 Points +2%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7	1495 Points
Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	1450 Points -3%
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1135G7	1360 Points -9%
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Core i7-10510U	1225 Points -18%

Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Average of class Subnotebook (4274 - 12580, n=65, last 2 years)	9084 Points +85%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	7578 Points +55%
Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	7026 Points +43%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7	5588 Points +14%
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1135G7	5233 Points +7%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (3078 - 5926, n=77)	5155 Points +5%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7	4899 Points
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Core i7-10510U	4008 Points -18%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Average of class Subnotebook (1.5 - 19.4, n=56, last 2 years)	11.9 fps +111%
Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	10.2 fps +81%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1.39 - 8.47, n=80)	6.3 fps +12%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7	5.64 fps
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7	5.28 fps -6%
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Core i7-10510U	4.31 fps -24%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1135G7	58.8 s * -7%
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Core i7-10510U	55.8 s * -1%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7	55 s *
Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	54.8 s * -0%
Average of class Subnotebook (40.1 - 120.5, n=57, last 2 years)	52.6 s * +4%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7	49.6 s * +10%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (21.5 - 88.1, n=78)	49.2 s * +11%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	12.88 s * +77%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	0.732 sec * -21%
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Core i7-10510U	0.67 sec * -11%
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1135G7	0.651 sec * -7%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7	0.606 sec *
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (0.552 - 1.002, n=80)	0.594 sec * +2%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7	0.574 sec * +5%
Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	0.544 sec * +10%
Average of class Subnotebook (0.4397 - 1.236, n=57, last 2 years)	0.52 sec * +14%

* ... smaller is better

PCMark 10 - Score
Average of class Subnotebook (4384 - 7428, n=55, last 2 years)	5879 Points +14%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (4823 - 5814, n=9)	5347 Points +4%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng GeForce MX450, i7-1165G7, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	5160 Points
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	4983 Points -3%
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	4692 Points -9%
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng GeForce MX350, i7-10510U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	4134 Points -20%

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng GeForce MX350, i7-10510U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	2597 μs * -185%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	932 μs * -2%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng GeForce MX450, i7-1165G7, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	910 μs *
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	12.3 μs * +99%

* ... smaller is better

	HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	Average Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	Average of class Subnotebook
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6		22%	61%	4%	3%	105%
Write 4K	133.5	136.9 3%	139.5 4%	146.3 10%	136 ?(64 - 217, n=35) 2%	154.9 ?(65.3 - 329, n=38, last 2 years) 16%
Read 4K	39.66	47.34 19%	36.38 -8%	55.7 40%	55.2 ?(39.7 - 77.1, n=35) 39%	65.7 ?(22.2 - 88.6, n=38, last 2 years) 66%
Write Seq	907	1150 27%	1977 118%	949 5%	926 ?(93.1 - 986, n=34) 2%	2466 ?(393 - 3918, n=19, last 2 years) 172%
Read Seq	1481	2052 39%	2207 49%	1494 1%	1523 ?(730 - 2570, n=34) 3%	2627 ?(455 - 3941, n=19, last 2 years) 77%
Write 4K Q32T1	446.2	433 -3%	510 14%	408.5 -8%	381 ?(184.6 - 574, n=35) -15%	401 ?(219 - 690, n=38, last 2 years) -10%
Read 4K Q32T1	335.1	293 -13%	387.8 16%	304 -9%	334 ?(212 - 462, n=35) 0%	483 ?(240 - 961, n=38, last 2 years) 44%
Write Seq Q32T1	975	1148 18%	2986 206%	984 1%	987 ?(778 - 1659, n=35) 1%	3908 ?(503 - 6773, n=38, last 2 years) 301%
Read Seq Q32T1	1874	3427 83%	3540 89%	1779 -5%	1744 ?(806 - 2936, n=35) -7%	5174 ?(562 - 7116, n=38, last 2 years) 176%

3DMark - 1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Subnotebook (2837 - 12349, n=59, last 2 years)	6026 Points +32%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (4336 - 5753, n=17)	4869 Points +7%
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	4705 Points +3%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1165G7	4669 Points +2%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i7-1165G7	4571 Points
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng NVIDIA GeForce MX350, Intel Core i7-10510U	3999 Points -13%
Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	3861 Points -16%

The Witcher 3
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450	65 fps
Average of class Subnotebook (29 - 264, n=46, last 2 years)	63.7 fps -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (34 - 81.4, n=14)	61.6 fps -5%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	52.3 (43^min - 58^max) fps -20%
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	47.7 fps -27%
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX350	35.2 fps -46%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450	35 fps
Average of class Subnotebook (11.2 - 92, n=56, last 2 years)	34.9 fps 0%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (21 - 46, n=16)	34.8 fps -1%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	27.6 (22^min - 31^max) fps -21%
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX350	20.6 fps -41%
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	18.5 fps -47%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (17.2 - 24.8, n=16)	20.8 fps +16%
Average of class Subnotebook (8 - 44.2, n=57, last 2 years)	18.9 fps +5%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450	18 fps
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	12 fps -33%
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX350	10.1 (6^min, 8^P1 - 28^max) fps -44%

	low	med.	high	ultra
The Witcher 3 (2015)	112	65	35	18
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	133	115	91.5	81.9
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	71.5	63.5	51.2

Noise emissions

Noise Level

Idle		24.6 / 24.6 / 30.2 dB(A)
Load		39.9 / 43.4 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24.6 dB(A)

Temperature

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


42.7 °C 109 F	42.7 °C 109 F	45 °C 113 F
42.4 °C 108 F	41.7 °C 107 F	45.1 °C 113 F
33.4 °C 92 F	32.5 °C 91 F	37.7 °C 100 F

Maximum: 45.1 °C = 113 F
Average: 40.4 °C = 105 F


46.1 °C 115 F	42 °C 108 F	42.7 °C 109 F
42.8 °C 109 F	39.7 °C 103 F	40 °C 104 F
38.4 °C 101 F	35.6 °C 96 F	34.7 °C 94 F

Maximum: 46.1 °C = 115 F
Average: 40.2 °C = 104 F

Power Supply (max.) 36.9 °C = 98 F | Room Temperature 21.8 °C = 71 F | Voltcraft IR-900

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


25.9 °C 79 F	25.9 °C 79 F	25.7 °C 78 F
25.8 °C 78 F	26 °C 79 F	25.5 °C 78 F
25.1 °C 77 F	24.8 °C 77 F	24.9 °C 77 F

Maximum: 26 °C = 79 F
Average: 25.5 °C = 78 F


26.7 °C 80 F	26.5 °C 80 F	26.6 °C 80 F
25.9 °C 79 F	26 °C 79 F	26.3 °C 79 F
25.3 °C 78 F	25.8 °C 78 F	25.7 °C 78 F

Maximum: 26.7 °C = 80 F
Average: 26.1 °C = 79 F

Power Supply (max.) 24.3 °C = 76 F | Room Temperature 21.7 °C = 71 F | Voltcraft IR-900

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


42.8 °C 109 F	42.8 °C 109 F	43.8 °C 111 F
41.1 °C 106 F	41.2 °C 106 F	44.4 °C 112 F
33.4 °C 92 F	32.3 °C 90 F	36.8 °C 98 F

Maximum: 44.4 °C = 112 F
Average: 39.8 °C = 104 F


47 °C 117 F	43.1 °C 110 F	42.8 °C 109 F
44 °C 111 F	39.9 °C 104 F	41.1 °C 106 F
37.7 °C 100 F	36.3 °C 97 F	35.1 °C 95 F

Maximum: 47 °C = 117 F
Average: 40.8 °C = 105 F

Power Supply (max.) 36.4 °C = 98 F | Room Temperature 21.4 °C = 71 F | Voltcraft IR-900

(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 40.4 °C / 105 F, compared to the average of 30.7 °C / 87 F for the devices in the class Subnotebook.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 45.1 °C / 113 F, compared to the average of 35.9 °C / 97 F, ranging from 21.4 to 59 °C for the class Subnotebook.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 46.1 °C / 115 F, compared to the average of 39.4 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.5 °C / 78 F, compared to the device average of 30.7 °C / 87 F.
(-) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 39.8 °C / 104 F, compared to the device average of 30.7 °C / 87 F.
(±) The palmrests and touchpad can get very hot to the touch with a maximum of 37.7 °C / 99.9 F.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.3 °C / 82.9 F (-9.4 °C / -17 F).

Surface temperatures stress test (top side)

Surface temperatures stress test (bottom side)

Loudspeaker

Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)

HP Envy 13-ba1475ng audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.2% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (6.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 19% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 75% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 12% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 85% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (77 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 21.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (6.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 44% of all tested devices in this class were better, 8% similar, 49% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 30% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 62% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy absorption

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.32 / 1.3 Watt
Idle	3.4 / 4.9 / 5.7 Watt
Load	39.6 / 64.4 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.

Battery life

Battery Runtime - WiFi Websurfing
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry M1, M1 7-Core GPU, 49.9 Wh	960 min +54%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry M1, M1 7-Core GPU, 49.9 Wh	914 min +46%
HP Envy 13-ba0001ng i7-10510U, GeForce MX350, 51 Wh	630 min +1%
Average of class Subnotebook (303 - 1144, n=63, last 2 years)	629 min +1%
HP Envy 13-ba1475ng i7-1165G7, GeForce MX450, 51 Wh	624 min
Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 52 Wh	554 min -11%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 50 Wh	480 min -23%

Battery Runtime


WiFi Websurfing (Edge 90)		10h 24min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (Edge 90)		7h 58min

Pros

+ high system performance

+ good picture quality

+ practical connections

+ decent input devices with illumination

+ long battery life

+ good speakers

+ chic and stable metal case

Cons

- highly reflective screen

- no Thunderbolt 4/USB 4

- Fan control in idle mode

- PWM

- practically no maintenance options

Verdict - HP Envy remains a good subnotebook with a bit more GPU power

In review: HP Envy 13. Test device provided by:

HP refreshes its compact Envy 13 with a Tiger Lake processor and the dedicated GeForce MX450. This is a rarity in compact subnotebooks, because the integrated graphics chips have caught up significantly in the meantime and offer sufficient performance for most use cases. However, the MX450 still has an advantage in gaming and could make the difference between playable/unplayable. However, you should know that the Envy 13 is still not a gaming laptop; the overall performance is too low for that. We will have to decide for ourselves whether the dGPU is really worth it, but we like the fact that HP at least offers this combination. However, the performance could be increased considerably with a current AMD Ryzen chip, especially in the CPU area

Nothing has changed in the good and stable metal casing, but that includes the poor maintainability. Access to the components is much easier in other HP models, which should definitely be improved. This also applies to the fan, which starts every now and then for no apparent reason when idling. We like the fact that HP still includes a microSD reader and two normal USB-A ports in combination with USB-C, even though we would have liked Thunderbolt 4 support.

With the Tiger Lake processor and the MX450 GPU, the new Envy 13 now offers a bit more performance, but not much else has changed. It remains a good subnotebook with a bit more graphics performance and without serious weak points.

The screen scores a bit worse overall than in the previously tested model, since a different panel is now used. However, we assume that HP uses several suppliers due to the high number of laptops, which we also know from Lenovo, for example. However, the subjective picture quality is still very good, only the very reflective surface can be annoying.

Price and availability

Our test device of the Envy 13 is available for 1,099 Euros at Cyberport, for example.

HP Envy 13-ba1475ng - 2021-05-24 05/24/2021 v7
Andreas Osthoff

Chassis

85 / 98 → 86%

Keyboard

80%

Pointing Device

92%

Connectivity

51 / 75 → 68%

Weight

72 / 20-75 → 95%

Battery

88%

Display

85%

Games Performance

72 / 78 → 92%

Application Performance

90 / 85 → 100%

Temperature

86%

Noise

88%

Audio

85 / 91 → 94%

Camera

36 / 85 → 42%

Average

78%

85%

Subnotebook - Weighted Average

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HP Envy 13 with Intel Tiger Lake and GeForce MX450 in review

Possible competitors in comparison

Case, equipment and input devices

Size comparison

Display - Envy with 13.3-inch IPS panel

Display Response Times

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

Performance, emissions and battery life

Cinebench R15 Loop

Noise emissions

Temperature

Loudspeaker

HP Envy 13-ba1475ng audio analysis

Dell XPS 13 9305 Core i5 FHD audio analysis

Energy absorption

Battery life

Pros

Cons

Verdict - HP Envy remains a good subnotebook with a bit more GPU power

Price and availability

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