HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026) vs Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 (2025)

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Display
2560 x 1600
CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
GPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026) and Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 (2025) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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VS
42.8
(Average)
Value Index
44.4
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026)
  • Can run popular games at about 11-15% higher FPS
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 (2025)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 165 Hz
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 500 grams less (around 1.1 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Around 17% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 99 against 83 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 3 kg (6.62 lbs) 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs)
Dimensions 356.5 x 269 x 28.7 mm
14.04 x 10.59 x 1.13 inches
357 x 254 x 23-29.9 mm
14.06 x 10 x 0.91-1.18 inches
Area 959 cm2 (148.7 inches2) 907 cm2 (140.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.4% ~81.9%
Side bezels 5.9 mm 6.2 mm
Colors White, Black Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Liquid metal Yes No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) - 66.5 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 165 Hz 240 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
PPI 189 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 99.9%
Adobe RGB profile - 90%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Bottom Left, Right
Charge power 460 W 330 W
Weight of AC adapter - 729 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 2.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.3 GHz 5.4 GHz
Cores 20 (8P + 12E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Threads 20 24
L3 Cache 30 MB 36 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 175 W 140 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 4 nm
FLOPS 37.4 TFLOPS 31.2 TFLOPS
Memory size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 192 bit 192 bit
Memory speed ~28 Gbps ~28 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 5888 5888
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 184 184
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 80 80
GPU performance 37.4 TFLOPS 31.2 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 5972 5506
Solar Bay 86681 93377
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness - ~75.3 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v6.0 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 5
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No 1x v2.1
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Monolith Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Surface Plastic -
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Aorus Master 16 (2025):
    - Thunderbolt 5.0 port is on the left, Thunderbolt 4.0 on the right.
    - The first NVMe SSD slot supports PCIe Gen 5, the second Gen 4.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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