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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
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Omen Transcend 16
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 390 grams less (around 0.86 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 10-14% higher FPS
Advantages of the HP Omen Max 16
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 46% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Performs better (up to 20%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 83 against 70 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.09 kg (4.61 lbs) | 2.48 kg (5.47 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356.61 x 268.98 x 19.81 mm 14.04 x 10.59 x 0.78 inches |
356.62 x 268.99 x 22.86-27.69 mm 14.04 x 10.59 x 0.9-1.09 inches |
| Area | 959 cm2 (148.7 inches2) | 959 cm2 (148.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.4% | ~77.4% |
| Side bezels | 6 mm | 6 mm |
| Colors | White, Black | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | 5000 RPM | - |
| Noise level (max. load) | 47 dB | 61.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes (60-165 Hz) |
| 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 | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 7 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| 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, Bottom |
| Charge power | 200 / 230 / 280 W | 280 / 330 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 530 / 790 / 920 grams | 933 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (8P + 8E) | 20 (8P + 12E) |
| Threads | 24 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB | 30 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 95 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1905 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2220 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 11.4 TFLOPS | 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 3328 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 104 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 11.4 TFLOPS | 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2604 | 2715 |
| Solar Bay | 33977 | 40583 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 6400 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 | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~82 dB | ~77.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | 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 type | Island | Monolith |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 13.5 x 8.6 cm | 12.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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