Razer Blade 18 (2025) vs HP Omen 17 (2024)
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Razer Blade 18 (2025)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 300 versus 144 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 266-363% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 3.9x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Around 2.8x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 14% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~10%) battery – 91.7 against 83 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 32% sharper screen – 168 versus 127 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the HP Omen 17 (2024)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 150 grams less (around 0.33 lbs)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs) | 2.95 kg (6.5 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 399.96 x 275.4 x 21.99-27.94 mm 15.75 x 10.84 x 0.87-1.1 inches |
397.5 x 277.9 x 27.5-30 mm 15.65 x 10.94 x 1.08-1.18 inches |
| Area | 1101 cm2 (170.7 inches2) | 1105 cm2 (171.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.3% | ~74.7% |
| Side bezels | 6.1 mm | 7.3 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 3 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 66.3 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 18 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | Mini LED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 300 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 168 ppi | 127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | - | No |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | FreeSync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
Screen space comparison
Blade 18 (2025)
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
Omen 17 (2024)
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
~13% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Bottom |
| Charge power | 330 W | 230 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 1230 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.4 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) | 6 |
| Threads | 24 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Radeon 760M |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 175 W | 0 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 37.4 TFLOPS | 6.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~28 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 5888 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 184 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 37.4 TFLOPS | 6.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 5941 | 1856 |
| Solar Bay | 89297 | 26493 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x16 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~82.1 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | No |
| 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 | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Blade 18 (2025):
- The 4K display supports two modes: UHD at 240 Hz and FHD at 440 Hz.
- It has two Thunderbolt ports: one is 5.0, the other 4.0.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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