HP OmniBook 3 17” vs OmniBook 3 16” (2026)
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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 OmniBook 3 17”
- Can run popular games at about 18-25% higher FPS
Advantages of the HP OmniBook 3 16” (2026)
- Easier to carry: weighs 360 grams less (around 0.79 lbs)
- Features a much bigger (~66%) battery – 68 against 41 watt-hours
- Around 42% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- 34% sharper screen – 142 versus 106 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
- Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (140 vs 157.9 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2 kg (4.41 lbs) | 1.64 kg (3.62 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 397.4 x 256.4 x 16.4 mm 15.65 x 10.09 x 0.65 inches |
358.6 x 251.8 x 14.7 mm 14.12 x 9.91 x 0.58 inches |
| Area | 1019 cm2 (157.9 inches2) | 903 cm2 (139.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81% | ~82.2% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 7 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Silver |
| Material | Plastic | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 38 dB | 38.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 106 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1600 x 900 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
OmniBook 3 17”
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
OmniBook 3 16” (2026)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~11% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1053:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 62.5% |
| Response time | - | 16 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 | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 45 / 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 293 grams | 165 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (2P + 8E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 12 | 6 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 2 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 | 25 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS | 1.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Memory speed | 7.47 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 256 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 16 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 1.6 TFLOPS | 1.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 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 | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC236 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~84 dB | ~85.5 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 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 | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Optional |
| Size | - | 13.5 x 8.5 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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