HP Pavilion Plus 16 (2024) vs Plus 16 (2023)

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Display
2560 x 1600
Battery
68 Wh
CPU
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 6GB
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of HP Pavilion Plus 16 (2024) and Plus 16 (2023) 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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Currency
VS
50.8
(Average)
Value Index
93.5
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP Pavilion Plus 16 (2023)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Around 58% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a bigger (~15%) battery – 68 against 59 watt-hours
  • Can run popular games at about 7-9% higher FPS
  • 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) 1.89 kg (4.17 lbs)
Dimensions 357.6 x 254.7 x 17.78-18.5 mm
14.08 x 10.03 x 0.7-0.73 inches
357 x 253.5 x 17.7 mm
14.06 x 9.98 x 0.7 inches
Area 911 cm2 (141.2 inches2) 905 cm2 (140.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.5% ~82%
Side bezels 6.5 mm 6.2 mm
Colors Silver, Blue Silver, Gold
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: 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
Noise level (max. load) - 42.1 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
PPI 142 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast - 1185:1
sRGB color space - 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 76.5%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 74.6%
Response time - 8 ms
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 Right
Charge power 65 / 90 W 90 / 135 W
Cable length 1 meters 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter - 500 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.3 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.3 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 12 (2P + 10E) 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 14 16
L3 Cache 12 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
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 - 75 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 1155 MHz 1403 MHz
GPU boost clock 1477 MHz 1635 MHz
FLOPS 6 TFLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 64 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~12 Gbps 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 40
GPU performance 6 TFLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 499 1042
Solar Bay - 21069
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 5200 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
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
Loudness - ~74.2 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Optional Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 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) No No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.6 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.5 x 8.0 cm 12.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Plastic 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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