HP Pavilion Plus 16 (2024) vs Honor MagicBook X 16 2024
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Review
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)
Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Pavilion Plus 16 (2024)
- Can run popular games at about 312-425% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~40%) battery – 59 against 42 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Honor MagicBook X 16 2024
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 120 grams less (around 0.26 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 19% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) | 1.68 kg (3.7 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.6 x 254.7 x 17.78-18.5 mm 14.08 x 10.03 x 0.7-0.73 inches |
356.2 x 250.1 x 17.9 mm 14.02 x 9.85 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 911 cm2 (141.2 inches2) | 891 cm2 (138.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.5% | ~83.3% |
| Side bezels | 6.5 mm | 5.8 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Blue | Gray |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 150° |
Size comparison
| 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 | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | 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 | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | - |
| Contrast | - | 1000:1 |
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 | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 / 90 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.3 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (2P + 10E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 14 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | - | 15 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1155 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1477 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 6 TFLOPS | 0.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 12 |
| GPU performance | 6 TFLOPS | 0.9 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | 499 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
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 | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.5 x 8.0 cm | 11.9 x 7.1 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Pavilion Plus 16 (2024):
- Models equipped with AMD Ryzen processors utilize LPDDR5 memory with a frequency of 6400 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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