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ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605
HP OMEN MAX 16 (2025)
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Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Our Verdict
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605
HP OMEN MAX 16 (2025)
The HP OMEN MAX 16 (2025) and the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605 are both excellent 16-inch gaming laptops. If you're only looking to play games and want the best performance possible, the OMEN MAX 16 is the one to get, as it can deliver smoother gameplay in demanding games. The Zephyrus G16 is more of a hybrid device, meaning it has a more compact design that makes it more suitable for other uses, like video editing and general productivity. Its slimmer design comes at the cost of some performance, though, as its NVIDIA 40-series GPUs can only run up to 115W. The OMEN MAX 16 is also a better choice if you want to upgrade the RAM yourself, since the Zephyrus G16 uses soldered memory.
Variants
- ROG Zephyrus G16 (GU605MI-G16.U94070) (Eclipse Gray - Ultra 9 185H/RTX 4070/16GB/1TB)
- ROG Zephyrus G16 (GU605MZ-G16.U94080) (Eclipse Gray - Ultra 9/RTX 4080/32GB/1TB)
- ROG Zephyrus G16 (GU605MY-G16.U94090) (Eclipse Gray - Ultra 9/RTX 4090/32GB/2TB)
- OMEN MAX 16 (16-ah0097nr) (Shadow Black - 2.5k/IPS/Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5080/32GB/1TB)
- OMEN MAX 16 (16-ah0070ca) (Shadow Black - 2.5k/IPS/Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5080/32GB/1TB)
- OMEN MAX 16 (16-ah0033dx) (Shadow Black - 2.5k/IPS/Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5080/32GB/1TB)
- OMEN MAX 16 (16-ah0043dx) (Shadow Black - 2.5k/OLED/Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5080/32GB/2TB)
- OMEN MAX 16 (16-ah0050ca) (Shadow Black - 2.5k/OLED/Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5080/64GB/2TB)
- OMEN MAX 16 (16-ah0060ca) (Shadow Black - 2.5k/OLED/Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5090/64GB/2TB)
- OMEN MAX 16 (16-ah0000ca) (Shadow Black - 2k/IPS/Ultra 7 255HX/RTX 5060/16GB/1TB)
- OMEN MAX 16 (16-ah0020ca) (Shadow Black - 2k/IPS/Ultra 7 255HX/RTX 5070/32GB/1TB)
Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
7.8
7.1
Portability
7.3
4.6
Battery
6.2
6.6
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.5
8.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
135°
140°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
7.3
4.6
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
16"
Thickness
0.8" (2.0 cm)
1.3" (3.3 cm)
Width
14.1" (35.7 cm)
14.0" (35.6 cm)
Depth
9.8" (24.8 cm)
10.6" (26.9 cm)
Volume
108.1 in³ (1,770.7 cm³)
192.8 in³ (3,160.2 cm³)
Weight
4.0 lbs (1.8 kg)
6.0 lbs (2.7 kg)
Charger Size
16.6 in³ (271.7 cm³)
33.3 in³ (546.5 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.2 lbs (0.6 kg)
1.8 lbs (0.8 kg)
Serviceability
6.8
8.1
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.5
7.0
RAM Slots
0
2
Storage Slots
2
2
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2560 x 1600
2560 x 1600
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
188 PPI
188 PPI
Panel Type
OLED
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
85%
82%
Refresh Rate
9.6
9.6
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
240 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-SYNC
G-SYNC
Contrast
10
7.3
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
99,750 : 1
1,329 : 1
Brightness
7.7
8.8
Maximum Brightness
368 cd/m²
536 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
18 cd/m²
20 cd/m²
Reflections
9.1
7.5
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Matte
Total Reflections
1.73%
5.03%
Indirect Reflections
1.5%
3.99%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.23%
1.04%
Black Uniformity
10
6.7
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.023%
1.520%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
7.8
6.9
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
1.05
4.25
Avg. Gamma
2.14
2.2
Avg. Color dE
4.43
2.8
Avg. Color Temperature
6,481 K
6,358 K
Color Gamut
9.7
8.6
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
152.82%
99.43%
sRGB uv
141.35%
97.92%
Adobe RGB xy
96.88%
79.75%
Adobe RGB uv
99.07%
89.21%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.99%
80.86%
DCI P3 uv
99.99%
84.73%
Rec. 2020 xy
80.78%
58.26%
Rec. 2020 uv
81.96%
62.61%
Flicker
9.0
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
No
Yes
Flicker Frequency
960 Hz
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
100%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
8.6
7.7
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.5
7.0
Numpad
No
Yes
Backlighting
RGB Zones
Per-Key RGB
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
63 gf
68 gf
Actuation Force
41 gf
32 gf
Pre-Travel
1.15 mm
1.11 mm
Total Travel
1.43 mm
1.61 mm
Touchpad
8.9
8.0
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.5
8.0
Size
23.3 in² (150.0 cm²)
15.5 in² (100.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.8
7.7
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
84 dB SPL
74 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
3.5 dB
5.3 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.3
-0.1
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
141 Hz
236 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
18 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
4.7 dB
0.6 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.4
7.9
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.5
7.5
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
Yes
Face Unlock
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
9.0
9.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
2
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
2.1
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD UHS 2
No
Ethernet
No
Yes
Proprietary Port
Asus DC Power Input Port
HP AC Adapter Port
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core Ultra 9 185H
Core Ultra 9 275HX
Core Count
16
24
Thread Count
22
24
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Model
Geforce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Dedicated
VRAM Size
8 GB
16 GB
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
105W
175W
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
32 GB
Modules
8 (Soldered)
2
Type
LP-DDR5x
DDR5
Speed
7,467 MHz
5,600 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
909 GB
939 GB
Drive 1
Western Digital PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00-1102
SK Hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X187N
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.9
10
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,834 points
2,212 points
CPU Multi-Thread
12,824 points
23,444 points
GPU Compute
126,773 points
241,187 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
10
10
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,803 points
2,236 points
Multi-Thread
17,452 points
34,787 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.4
9.8
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
2.4 min
1.1 min
GPU Render Time
0.3 min
0.1 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
9 s
2 s
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
9.8
10
Basemark Image
Overall Score
125,055
244,854
Storage Drive Performance
9.3
9.7
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,521.1 MB/s
2,126.0 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,550.5 MB/s
6,041.6 MB/s
Random Write Speed
88.5 MB/s
90.8 MB/s
Random Read Speed
48.5 MB/s
76.7 MB/s
Battery
6.2
6.6
Capacity
90 Wh
83 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
6.5 hrs
7.6 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
6.4 hrs
6.2 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.6 hrs
2.1 hrs
Charge Time
1.9 hrs
2.2 hrs
Borderlands 3
7.0
9.5
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
95 fps
224 fps
1% Low
46 fps
135 fps
0.1% Low
24 fps
88 fps
1% Low Delta
11 ms
3 ms
0.1% Low Delta
31 ms
7 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
118 fps
318 fps
Civilization VI
8.9
9.0
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
170 fps
361 fps
1% Low
106 fps
198 fps
0.1% Low
97 fps
89 fps
1% Low Delta
4 ms
2 ms
0.1% Low Delta
4 ms
8 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
298 fps
484 fps
Avg. Turn Time
6.3 s
7.03 s
Counter-Strike 2
8.2
9.5
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
157fps
419fps
1% Low
61fps
150fps
0.1% Low
45fps
128fps
1% Low Delta
10 ms
4 ms
0.1% Low Delta
16 ms
5 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
231fps
470fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
7.9
9.4
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
110 fps
174 fps
1% Low
66 fps
120 fps
0.1% Low
35 fps
101 fps
1% Low Delta
6 ms
3 ms
0.1% Low Delta
19 ms
4 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
117 fps
179 fps
Thermals And Noise
6.5
6.8
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
31 °C (88 °F)
31 °C (88 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
53 °C (128 °F)
37 °C (98 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
27.5 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
45.5 dBA
59.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Performance Over Time
8.8
9.0
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
89 °C
100 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
7% loss
6% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
79 °C
62 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
Face Recognition
Face Recognition
RGB Illumination
Yes
Yes
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
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