HP OMEN 16 2025, Ryzen 9 8940HX, 64GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5070, Shadow Black

★★★★☆ 4.4 (4)

The 16-core Ryzen 9 8940HX and RTX 5070 drive a 240Hz, 500-nit 2560x1600 IPS panel for high-frame-rate gaming. 64GB DDR5 RAM, full sRGB coverage, and AMD Ryzen AI extend its capability to rendering and multitasking workloads. At 3.20kg, this laptop suits gamers and 4K content creators needing desktop-grade power without prioritizing portability.

CPU AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
RAM 64 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3.2 kg
Battery 83 Wh
HP OMEN 16 2025, Ryzen 9 8940HX, 64GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5070, Shadow Black laptop
64 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong ram (96th percentile) 96th
  • Strong cpu (95th percentile) 95th
  • Strong gpu (93rd percentile) 93rd
  • Strong screen (92nd percentile) 92nd

Cons

  • Below average portability (8th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (11th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (33rd percentile)
  • Below average reliability (33rd percentile)

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 95.2
GPU 92.6
RAM 95.7
Ports 74.5
Screen 92
Portability 8.4
Storage 79.3
Reliability 33.4
Social Proof 33.2
Affordability 11

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
Cores 16
Frequency 5.3 GHz
L3 Cache 16 MB

Graphics

GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Type Discrete
VRAM 8 GB
VRAM Type GDDR7

Memory & Storage

RAM 64 GB
RAM Generation DDR5
Storage 1 TB
Storage Type NVMe SSD

Display

Size 16"
Resolution 2560x1600 (QHD)
Panel IPS
Refresh Rate 240 Hz
Brightness 500 nits
Color Gamut 100% sRGB

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 1
USB Ports 3
HDMI HDMI 2.1
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.4
Ethernet RJ-45

Physical

Weight 3.2 kg / 7.1 lbs
Battery 83 Wh
OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec HP OMEN 16 Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX Apple M4 Max AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX Intel Core i9 14900HX Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
RAM (GB) 64 64 32 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 1024 4096 2048 1024 2048 1024
Screen 16" 2560x1600 14.2" 3024x1964 14" 2880x1800 15.1" 2560x1600 16" 3840x2160 14.5" 3200x2000
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Apple (40-Core) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 3.2 1.6 1.6 2 2.7 1.7
Battery (Wh) 83 72 - 80 100 62
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageReliabilitySocial ProofAffordability
HP OMEN 16 95.292.695.774.5928.479.333.433.211
Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare 93.890.695.773.599.368.998.598.187.81.6
ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare 91.297.490.989.496.573.789.860.498.45.4
Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare 94.687.486.497.394.456.479.381.889.327.3
MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare 93.294.586.498.6989.393.960.451.310.2
Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare 87.168.889.166.397.36165.233.497.312.9

Price

Value & Pricing

Price History

$2,100 $2,200 $2,300 $2,400 $2,500 May 12May 28Jun 15 $2,399

Usage Scores

Overall (63.8)AI/LLM (55.1)Gaming (86.6)Portability (42.3)Creator (84.9)Student (53.5)Business (54.7)Developer (78.8)Entertainment (71)
  • Overall63.8
  • AI/LLM55.1
  • Gaming86.6
  • Portability42.3
  • Creator84.9
  • Student53.5
  • Business54.7
  • Developer78.8
  • Entertainment71

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

Other Configurations7

OMEN 1616.1"AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX32GB2TBBlack$1,649OMEN 1616"Intel Core Ultra 9 285H32GB1TBBlack$1,669OMEN 1616"AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX16GB512GBShadow Black$1,669OMEN 1616"AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX32GB1TBBlack$1,920OMEN 1616"Intel Core Ultra 9 285H16GB1TBBlack$1,935OMEN 1616"Intel Core Ultra 9 285H64GB2TBBlack$2,070OMEN 1616"AMD Ryzen AI 7 35032GB2TBBlack

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