THE HP OMEN 16 finds itself surrounded by a multitude of 16-inch premium gaming laptops featuring Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 GPUs. However, it takes more than having a powerful 40-series GPU to stand out in this competitive market, particularly in the higher price range of over $2,000. You still need the performance to back it up.
This HP Omen 16 is a top-of-the-line 16-inch gaming laptop with an Intel Core i7 13700HX processor. For memory and storage, you’re looking at 32GB DDR5- 4800 RAM and a 2TB NVMe SSD (in some territories that’s 1TB). Currently, it is available at a discounted price of $2,359 on the HP website, but without the discount, the system would cost $2,790.
The HP Omen 16 boasts a sleek and minimalist design that aligns with the trend among 16-inch laptops of a more toned-down gamer look. However, despite its powerful appearance, the system falls short in terms of performance, especially considering its high price point. On the CPU front, the Omen 16 delivers subpar performance across various synthetic and gaming benchmarks. It consistently ranked last in nearly every category, often significantly behind the Alienware X16.