HP Omen Slim 16 (2025) vs Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 AM6J (2026)
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Omen Slim 16 (2025)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 AM6J (2026)
- Can run popular games at about 385-525% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 7.2x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 70% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~41%) battery – 99 against 70 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) | 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.5 x 269 x 19.9 mm 14.07 x 10.59 x 0.78 inches |
357.2 x 255.3 x 19-24.5 mm 14.06 x 10.05 x 0.75-0.96 inches |
| Area | 962 cm2 (149 inches2) | 912 cm2 (141.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.2% | ~81.4% |
| Side bezels | 6.4 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | White | Black |
| Material | Plastic | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 60 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-144 Hz) | No |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | - | FreeSync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | - | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 62.5% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | - | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | - | No |
| Fast charging | - | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | - | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Bottom | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 1500 W | 330 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 714 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 16 |
| Threads | 14 | 32 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 64 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 130T | Radeon 610M |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 5 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 | 140 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | MUX |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2200 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 31.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 12 GB |
| Memory type | DDR5 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | - | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | ~28 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 5888 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 184 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 28 | 80 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 31.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 597 | 5592 |
| Solar Bay | 13076 | 85821 |
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 5.0 (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 |
| Loudness | - | ~84 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| 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 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.6 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | - | 13.5 x 9.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Aorus Master 16 AM6J (2026):
- 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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