HP Omen 16" 16-APxxx014 Shadow black 2025
The 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX and GeForce RTX 5060 8GB GDDR7 pair to drive a 144Hz 1920x1200 display for fluid gaming. Its full-size backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and versatile ports—USB-C with DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.1, and three USB-A—boost everyday usability. This laptop targets gamers and streamers who need desktop‑class CPU performance for high‑refresh play and simultaneous encoding.
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 4.5 kg
56 Overall Score
Price £0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong gpu (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong social proof (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong screen (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average portability (6th percentile)
- Below average reliability (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 4.5 kg / 10.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Omen 16" 16-APxxx014 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 8192 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 4.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | - | - | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Omen 16" 16-APxxx014 | 94.1 | 81.7 | 58.6 | 62.1 | 71.3 | 6.3 | 38.4 | 32.2 | 73 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.4 | 84.5 | 96.4 | 78 | 99.2 | 67.8 | 99.7 | 96.9 | 88.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 89 | 91.6 | 92.4 | 91.4 | 96 | 73.3 | 90.2 | 59.3 | 97.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.4 | 92.6 | 98.8 | 99.8 | 95.2 | 6.2 | 97.7 | 79.7 | 87.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64 | 62.1 | 81.7 | 81.5 | 91.2 | 96.2 | 73.5 | 59.3 | 87.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Compare | 98.9 | 23.7 | 81.7 | 59 | 88.1 | 88.6 | 81.3 | 79.7 | 91.2 |
Usage Scores
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