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HP OMEN MAX 16 (2025)
Gigabyte AORUS MASTER 16 (2025)
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Size
16"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
16"
Operating System
Windows 11
Our Verdict
HP OMEN MAX 16 (2025)
Gigabyte AORUS MASTER 16 (2025)
The Gigabyte AORUS MASTER 16 (2025) and the HP OMEN MAX 16 (2025) are both excellent gaming laptops that deliver a similar gaming experience. The HP is a little better overall; it has a sturdier, more premium build, as well as a longer battery life. It also has multiple display options, including two IPS panels, which might be better options if you're worried about OLED flicker causing eye strain. The HP's keyboard is harder to get used to, though, as its zero-lattice design can cause more typos and accidental triggers.
Variants
- 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)
- AORUS MASTER 16 (BXH-C4USE64SH) (Dark Tide - OLED/240Hz/Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5070 Ti/32GB/1TB)
- AORUS MASTER 16 (BYH-C5USE64SH) (Dark Tide - OLED/240Hz/Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5080/32GB/1TB)
- AORUS MASTER 16 (BYH-C5USE65SH) (Dark Tide - OLED/240Hz/Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5080/32GB/2TB)
- AORUS MASTER 16 (BZH-C6USE65SH) (Dark Tide - OLED/240Hz/Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5090/32GB/2TB)
Main Differences for
General Productivity
General Productivity
Threshold
General Productivity
6.7
6.1
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
7.6 hrs
4.4 hrs
Portability
4.6
5.3
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
8.5
7.0
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
9.0
Hinge Photo
Range
140°
130°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
4.6
5.3
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
16"
Thickness
1.3" (3.3 cm)
1.5" (3.7 cm)
Width
14.0" (35.6 cm)
14.0" (35.6 cm)
Depth
10.6" (26.9 cm)
10.0" (25.4 cm)
Volume
192.8 in³ (3,160.2 cm³)
203.6 in³ (3,336.6 cm³)
Weight
6.0 lbs (2.7 kg)
5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Charger Size
33.3 in³ (546.5 cm³)
19.9 in³ (326.0 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.8 lbs (0.8 kg)
1.6 lbs (0.7 kg)
Serviceability
8.1
7.4
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.0
5.5
RAM Slots
2
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
189 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
OLED
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
82%
87%
Refresh Rate
9.6
9.6
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
240 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-SYNC
G-SYNC
Contrast
7.3
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,329 : 1
99,380 : 1
Brightness
8.8
7.8
Maximum Brightness
536 cd/m²
372 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
20 cd/m²
1 cd/m²
Reflections
7.5
6.7
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
5.03%
5.19%
Indirect Reflections
3.99%
0.82%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.04%
4.37%
Black Uniformity
6.7
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.520%
0.122%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
6.9
8.6
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
4.25
2.09
Avg. Gamma
2.2
2.23
Avg. Color dE
2.8
2.42
Avg. Color Temperature
6,358 K
6,237 K
Color Gamut
8.6
8.9
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.43%
115.85%
sRGB uv
97.92%
118.25%
Adobe RGB xy
79.75%
81.86%
Adobe RGB uv
89.21%
91.92%
Gamut HDR
DCI-P3 xy
80.86%
84.64%
DCI-P3 uv
84.73%
91.25%
Rec. 2020 xy
58.26%
61.27%
Rec. 2020 uv
62.61%
68.62%
Flicker
10
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
No
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
960 Hz
Flicker Active Below
0%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
7.7
8.3
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.0
8.0
Numpad
Yes
No
Backlighting
Per-Key RGB
RGB Zones
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
68 gf
66 gf
Actuation Force
32 gf
42 gf
Pre-Travel
1.11 mm
1.10 mm
Total Travel
1.61 mm
1.51 mm
Touchpad
8.0
8.9
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.0
9.0
Size
15.5 in² (100.0 cm²)
18.4 in² (118.5 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.7
9.0
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
74 dB SPL
80 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.3 dB
3.8 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-0.1
-0.3
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
236 Hz
236 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
18 kHz
8 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.6 dB
1.8 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.9
6.1
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.5
6.0
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
No
Face Unlock
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
9.5
9.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
2
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 5
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
No
MicroSD UHS 2
Ethernet
Yes
Yes
Proprietary Port
HP AC Adapter Port
No
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.4
5.4
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core Ultra 9 275HX
Core Ultra 9 275HX
Core Count
24
24
Thread Count
24
24
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Model
GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU
GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Dedicated
VRAM Size
16 GB
16 GB
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
175W
175W
RAM
Capacity
32 GB
32 GB
Modules
2
2
Type
DDR5
DDR5
Speed
5,600 MHz
5,600 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
939 GB
854 GB
Drive 1
SK Hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X187N
Kingston OM8PGP41024Q-A0
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
CPU/RAM Performance
8.5
8.4
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
131 points
136 points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
1,867 points
1,979 points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
3,008
2,228
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
19,235
23,308
Blender - CPU (Avg)
150 samples/min
159 samples/min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
59,700
61,778
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
3,441
3,448
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
281 ms
281 ms
Low Tier Graphics
8.6
8.8
Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute
180,116
179,722
Basemark Web 3.0
2,308
3,463
PassMark PT - 2D Mark
1,328
1,573
PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)
N/A
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark
24,470
34,600
PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)
N/A
N/A
Novabench 5 - GPU
1,917.0
1,889.0
mprep - Stress My GPU
165,010
164,625
High Tier Graphics
8.8
8.8
3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)
5,362
5,007
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
5,508
5,305
Basemark GPU (DX12)
236,540
250,201
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
224,680
215,352
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
16,602 Frames
15,859 Frames
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
7.2
7.2
Blender - GPU (Avg)
2,296 samples/min
2,221 samples/min
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
N/A
N/A
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
8.6
8.6
Civilization VII - AI
14.8 s/turn
14.1 s/turn
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
314.3 fps
319.7 fps
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
130.2 fps
134.9 fps
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
140.3 fps
131.9 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
81.1 fps
73.8 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
58.6 fps
46.3 fps
Previous Methodology Score
9.2
9.4
Previous Methodology Score Converted
8.7
8.9
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
8.3
8.2
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
114.9 fps
113.7 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
98.7 fps
99.0 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
70 fps
62 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
59 fps
52 fps
GTA V (Avg)
175.8 fps
177.6 fps
GTA V (1% Low)
65.0 fps
67.1 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
53 fps
51 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
47 fps
46 fps
Resident Evil 4 (Avg)
139.8 fps
131.5 fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
110.3 fps
106.2 fps
Previous Methodology Score
9.4
9.3
Previous Methodology Score Converted
8.0
7.9
Ray Tracing Performance
6.5
6.7
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
77.1 fps
75.4 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
70.0 fps
67.0 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
46 fps
58 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
40 fps
49 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
28 fps
27 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
24 fps
23 fps
Storage Drive Performance
9.7
9.6
Sequential Write Speed
2,126.0 MB/s
1,947.0 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
6,041.6 MB/s
3,836.8 MB/s
Random Write Speed
90.8 MB/s
138.7 MB/s
Random Read Speed
76.7 MB/s
66.1 MB/s
Battery
6.6
4.9
Capacity
83 Wh
99 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
7.6 hrs
4.4 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
6.2 hrs
5.7 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.1 hrs
1.1 hrs
Charge Time
2.2 hrs
1.9 hrs
Thermals And Noise
6.8
6.1
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
31 °C (88 °F)
31 °C (88 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
37 °C (98 °F)
45 °C (112 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
27.5 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
59.0 dBA
60.2 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Performance Over Time
9.0
8.6
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
100 °C
86 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
6% loss
3% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
62 °C
69 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
5% 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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