HP OMEN Slim 16 Black
Combining an Intel Core Ultra 9 285H with an RTX 5070 and DLSS 4, this laptop drives its 16-inch 144Hz 2K display with smooth, tear-free visuals via AMD FreeSync. The 0.78-inch slim chassis houses a 4-zone RGB keyboard and OMEN AI optimization, while the bundled lifetime Office license and cooling pad add practical value. It’s best for gamers who want high-refresh 1200p performance and ray tracing in a portable, desktop-replacing form factor.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.4 kg
Battery 150 Wh
67 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong storage (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong cpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong gpu (87th percentile) 87th
Cons
- Below average portability (14th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Brightness | 400 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth Available |
| Ethernet | 1 x Ethernet Port |
Physical
| Weight | 2.4 kg / 5.4 lbs |
| Battery | 150 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP OMEN Slim 16 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 3840x2160 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 150 | 72 | - | - | 100 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP OMEN Slim 16 | 88 | 86.5 | 80.2 | 62.3 | 89.3 | 13.6 | 88.7 | 33 | 85.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 85.1 | 95.9 | 74.4 | 99.2 | 69.1 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 89.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.7 | 94.2 | 91.4 | 90 | 96.2 | 74.3 | 88.9 | 60.2 | 98.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.1 | 92.3 | 98.6 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 7.3 | 97.3 | 81 | 87.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.1 | 86.9 | 98.7 | 97.7 | 9.2 | 94 | 60.2 | 54.5 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 98.6 | 59.6 | 90.9 | 57.4 | 79.7 | 81 | 80 |
Usage Scores
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