HP OMEN 16 2025, Ryzen 9 8940HX, 32GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5060, Shadow Black
The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX processor and RTX 5060 graphics with 8GB GDDR7 VRAM deliver strong 1080p gaming with 2X ray tracing performance on a 144Hz display. Its 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD provide ample headroom for large game libraries and multitasking, complemented by a 100% sRGB panel for accurate colors. This laptop is best for gamers who prioritize high frame-rate 1080p play and need substantial out-of-the-box memory and storage without upgrading.
CPU Intel Core i9 14900HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.5 kg
Battery 70 Wh
64 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong gpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong ram (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong storage (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average portability (13th percentile)
- Below average affordability (26th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 62.5% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.5 kg / 5.4 lbs |
| Battery | 70 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP OMEN 16 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 70 | 72 | - | 80 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP OMEN 16 | 93.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 67.9 | 76.2 | 12.8 | 79.3 | 50.5 | 33.4 | 64.4 | 25.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 99 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.6 | 89.8 | 99 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.3 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 70 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 81.2 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 90.9 | 4 | 98.4 | 14.1 |
Usage Scores
- Overall64
- AI/LLM50.6
- Gaming82.7
- Portability44.5
- Creator80.8
- Student60.7
- Business55.9
- Developer77
- Entertainment68.3
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