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HP ENVY 15-ae090nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-5500U Laptop vs HP ENVY 17-r171nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop

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  • 218specifications compared
  • 50differ
  • 168identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • ENVY 15-ae090nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-5500U Laptop:Silver
    • ENVY 17-r171nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:Black, Silver
  • Display diagonal
    • ENVY 15-ae090nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-5500U Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
    • ENVY 17-r171nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
  • Display resolution
    • ENVY 15-ae090nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-5500U Laptop:3200 x 1800 pixels
    • ENVY 17-r171nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:1920 x 1080 pixels
  • Processor generation
    • ENVY 15-ae090nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-5500U Laptop:5th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • ENVY 17-r171nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • ENVY 15-ae090nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-5500U Laptop:i7-5500U
    • ENVY 17-r171nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:i7-6500U
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ENVY 15-ae090nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-5500U Laptop:3 GHz
    • ENVY 17-r171nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:3.1 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • ENVY 15-ae090nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-5500U Laptop:2.4 GHz
    • ENVY 17-r171nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:2.5 GHz
  • System bus rate
    • ENVY 15-ae090nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-5500U Laptop:5 GT/s
    • ENVY 17-r171nz Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:4 GT/s

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237 specifications
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersSilverBlack, Silver
Housing materialKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAluminium
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers39.6 cm (15.6")43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolutionDiffers3200 x 1800 pixels1920 x 1080 pixels
HD typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFull HD
Panel typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIPS
Processor16 differ
Processor generationDiffers5th gen Intel® Core™ i76th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi7-5500Ui7-6500U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3 GHz3.1 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.4 GHz2.5 GHz
System bus rateDiffers5 GT/s4 GT/s
Processor cache typeDiffersL3Smart Cache
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1168LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
Processor operating modesDiffers32-bit, 64-bit64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-5500 Mobile SeriesIntel Core i7-6500 Mobile series
Processor codenameDiffersBroadwellSkylake
Bus typeDiffersDMI2OPI
SteppingDiffersF0D1
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.6 GHz
Configurable TDP-upKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyDiffers0.6 GHz0.8 GHz
TjunctionDiffers105 °C100 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers4x1, 2x41x4, 4x1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.03.0
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs2 x 8 GB1 x 8 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB1 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDD+SSDHybrid-HDD
Hybrid-HDD cache typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFlash
Hybrid-HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 TB
Hybrid-HDD cache memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one256 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for oneM.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 950MNVIDIA® GeForce® 940M
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB2 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 5500Intel® HD Graphics 520
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers16 GB1.74 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs950 MHz1050 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers11.212.0
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.4
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x16161916
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one1.7 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolutionKnown for one1280 x 720 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 8.1Windows 10 Home
Processor special features10 differ
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffersYesNo
Intel RealSense 3D CameraDiffersNoYes
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)DiffersNoYes
Intel® RealSense TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers8521488194
Processor codeDiffersSR23WSR2EZ
Processor package sizeDiffers40 x 24 x 1.3 mm42 X 24 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX 2.0
Intel RealSense SnapshotKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers34
Battery capacityDiffers55 Wh41 Wh
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers90 W120 W
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one19 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers2.49 kg2.82 kg
WidthDiffers384 mm415 mm
DepthDiffers255 mm281.3 mm
HeightDiffers22.9 mm29.3 mm
Packaging data2 differ
Package depthDiffers305 mm345 mm
Package weightDiffers3.3 kg3.95 kg

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