HP 17 17.3" i3-N305 Silver 2026
CPU Core i3
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 17.3"
GPU Integrated Intel UHD Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.5 kg
28 Overall Score
Price $700
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (98th percentile) 98th
Cons
- Below average portability (4th percentile)
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average social proof (15th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Core i3 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.5 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 17.3" |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.5 kg / 5.5 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP 17 17.3" i3-N305 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i3 | Apple M5 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 17.3" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel UHD Graphics | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 80 | - | 75 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP 17 17.3" i3-N305 | 97.7 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 44.8 | 42.2 | 3.6 | 25.7 | 32.8 | 14.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 98.3 | 76.1 | 58.4 | 77.2 | 99.5 | 70.1 | 89.2 | 97.4 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 55 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 90.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
| ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T Compare | 88.2 | 65 | 90.5 | 80.8 | 96.4 | 73.4 | 80.3 | 59.8 | 96.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 98.7 | 64.2 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 79.7 |
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