HP Omen 17 (2021) vs Omen 15 (2021 Intel)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Omen 17 (2021)
- Around 2.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Can run popular games at about 8-11% higher FPS
Advantages of the HP Omen 15 (2021 Intel)
- Easier to carry: weighs 330 grams less (around 0.73 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (133 vs 161.3 square inches)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.79 kg (6.15 lbs) | 2.46 kg (5.42 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 397.2 x 262.1 x 26.9 mm 15.64 x 10.32 x 1.06 inches |
357.9 x 239.7 x 22.6 mm 14.09 x 9.44 x 0.89 inches |
| Area | 1041 cm2 (161.4 inches2) | 858 cm2 (133 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.2% | ~78.2% |
| Side bezels | 7.1 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 127 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Response time | 7 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 200 W | 150 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2-2.7 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 130 W | 80-95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1504 MHz | 1215 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1802 MHz | 1567 MHz |
| FLOPS | 13.8 TFLOPS | 12 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | 14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 3840 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 120 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 48 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 2933 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1x v1.4 | 1x v1.4 |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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