HP Omen Max 16 vs HP Omen 16 (2025)

Compared 2 laptops: HP Omen Max 16, vs HP Omen 16 (2025). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery n/a - 83 W
- 70 W
Processor n/a - Intel Core 5 210H
- Intel Core 7 240H
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
- Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
- Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
- Intel Core i7 14650HX
- Intel Core i9 14900HX
- AMD Ryzen AI 5 340
- AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
- AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
- AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
Storage - 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs HP Omen Max 16 and HP Omen 16 (2025)
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 2.69 kg 2.43 kg
Pixel size 356.62x268.99x22.86-27.69 mm 357.38x268.99x19.81-22.61 mm
Area 959 cm² 961 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 77.4 % 77.2 %
Side bezels 6 mm 6.4 mm
Colors Black - White
- Black
Material - Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
- Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count22

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 16 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-240 Hz) Yes (60-144 Hz)
Pixel density 189 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560x1600 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
HDR support n/a No
Sync Tech No n/a
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Light sensor n/a No
Display test
Max brightness
HP Omen Max 16
500 nits
HP Omen 16 (2025)
300 nits
sRGB gamut100 %62.5 %
Response time3 ms3 ms

Battery

Capacity 83 Wh 83 Wh
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Left, Bottom Left, Bottom
Charge Power 330 W 150/230 W

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Intel Core 5 210H
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency 5.4 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 24 12
L3 Cache 36 MB 12 MB
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU)
Process tech. 3 nm 10 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
HP Omen Max 16
3189
HP Omen 16 (2025)
2209
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
HP Omen Max 16
21720
HP Omen 16 (2025)
10198
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
HP Omen Max 16
2222
HP Omen 16 (2025)
1722
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
HP Omen Max 16
32852
HP Omen 16 (2025)
13002

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 6GB
TGP 175 W n/a
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes, Advanced Optimus
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
GPU Frequency 975 MHz n/a
FLOPS 42 TFLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS
Video Memory 16 6
Memory Type GDDR7 GDDR6
Tire Width 256 bit 96 bit
Memory speed 28 Gbit/s 16 Gbit/s
Shader Units 7680 2560
TMUs 240 80
ROPs 96 32

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 6400 MHz 5600 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
Max RAM 64 32

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 1024 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power 2x2 W 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v7 v6E
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Fingerprint sensor n/a No
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.23x3.2
USB-C2x4.01x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4No
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesYes
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Monolith Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
SurfacePlasticPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider HP Omen Max 16 the clear winner in this comparison.

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