MSI Codex R2 AI vs HP OMEN GT16-0285t

MSI Codex R2 AI, Core Ultra 7 265F, 16GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5060, Black

MSI Codex R2 AI, Core Ultra 7 265F, 16GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5060, Black

MSI
64 Overall Score
vs
HP OMEN GT16-0285t 2025, Core Ultra 9 285K, 64GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Shadow black glass

HP OMEN GT16-0285t 2025, Core Ultra 9 285K, 64GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Shadow black glass

HP
92 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
MSI
65
HP
100
Workstation
MSI
65
HP
96
Creator
MSI
66
HP
96
Home Office
MSI
62
HP
95
Developer
MSI
63
HP
91
Business
MSI
56
HP
88
Ai Llm
MSI
41
HP
86
Compact
MSI
28
HP
33

Specifications

MSI Codex R2 AIHP OMEN GT16-0285t
Processor
CPU*Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 265F 2.4GHz 20 Core Processor w/ 8 Performance & 12 Efficiency Cores, 20 Threads, 5.3GHz Turbo, 30MB Smart Cache Intel® AI Boost NPU w/ 13 NPU TOPSIntel Core Ultra 9 285K★
CPU Multi-Core Score
49,536
67,229
Cores2024★
Frequency2.4 GHz3.3 GHz★
L3 Cache30 MB36 MB★
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★
GPU Benchmark Score
20,712
35,666
Typediscretediscrete
VRAM8 GB16 GB★
VRAM TypeGDDR7GDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB64 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR5DDR5
Storage 11 TB2 TB★
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Build
Form Factormid-towermid-tower
PSU650W850W★
Weight9.70 kg14.50 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports2★1
USB Ports89★
HDMI—1x HDMI
DisplayPort—3x DisplayPort 2.1
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6E
BluetoothBluetooth 5.3Bluetooth 5.3
Ethernet2.5Gbps EthernetGigabit Ethernet
System
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

MSI Codex R2 AI, Core Ultra 7 265F, 16GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5060, Black

  • Strong cpu (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong port selection (79th percentile)
  • Strong gpu (78th percentile)
  • Strong storage (69th percentile)

HP OMEN GT16-0285t 2025, Core Ultra 9 285K, 64GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Shadow black glass

  • Strong cpu (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong ram (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong gpu (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong port selection (94th percentile)94th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: HP OMEN GT16-0285t

Scores 92 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 12 of 25 specs.

HP OMEN GT16-0285t Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation