HP Omen Slim 16 (2025) vs Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2026)

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GPU Intel Arc 130T
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Review

Evaluation of HP Omen Slim 16 (2025) and Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2026) 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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23.4
(Mediocre)
Value Index
9.6
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP Omen Slim 16 (2025)
  • Around 67% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Advantages of the Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2026)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Performs better (up to 27%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Features a bigger (~29%) battery – 90 against 70 watt-hours
  • Can run popular games at about 6-8% higher FPS

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs)
Dimensions 357.5 x 269 x 19.9 mm
14.07 x 10.59 x 0.78 inches
354 x 269 x 17.9-27.3 mm
13.94 x 10.59 x 0.7-1.07 inches
Area 962 cm2 (149 inches2) 952 cm2 (147.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.2% ~77.9%
Side bezels 6.4 mm 4.7 mm
Colors White Black
Material Plastic Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) No
PPI 142 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology - G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
sRGB color space 62.5% 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 75.3%
Response time 3 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type - Li-Ion
Replaceable - No
Fast charging - Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) - Yes, 100 W
Charging port position Left, Bottom Left
Charge power 1500 W 280 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.7 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.9 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 14 12
L3 Cache 18 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 130T Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU)
Fabrication process 3 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

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

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 35 W -
Nvidia Optimus - MUX
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz -
GPU boost clock 2200 MHz -
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 6 GB
Memory type DDR5 GDDR6
Memory bus - 128 bit
Memory speed 5.6 Gbps ~12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 896 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 56 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 28 40
GPU performance 3.9 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 597 846
Solar Bay 13076 16850
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 32 GB 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power - 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.6 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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