The OMEN MAX 16 is HP's 16-inch high-end gaming laptop. This configuration pairs a Core Ultra 9 275HX with an RTX 5080 Laptop GPU with 16 GB of GDDR7, a 240 Hz IPS display, two Thunderbolt 4 ports and two accessible RAM and M.2 slots. Tests confirm strong gaming performance; high CPU temperatures under load, short battery life and the 2.7 kg weight are the main limits.
B88D7EA · Core Ultra 9 275HX, RTX 5080 Laptop GPU 16 GB, 32 GB / 1 TB, 2560 × 1600 240 Hz IPS
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Product number | B88D7EA (OMEN MAX 16-ah0999nw) |
| Processor | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX; 24 cores (8 P + 16 E), 24 threads, up to 5.4 GHz, 36 MB cache |
| Chipset | Intel HM870 |
| NPU | Intel AI Boost, 13 TOPS |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU; 16 GB GDDR7; Advanced Optimus |
| Memory | 32 GB DDR5-5600 (2 × 16 GB), dual-channel; 2 slots |
| Storage | 1 TB PCIe Gen5 NVMe M.2 SSD; 2 M.2 SSD slots |
| Display | 16-inch WQXGA 2560 × 1600, 16:10, IPS, anti-glare; 60–240 Hz, 3 ms |
| Brightness and colour | 500 nits; 100% sRGB; DC dimming (flicker-free), Eyesafe low blue light |
| Keyboard | Full-size, per-key RGB backlight, numeric keypad, NKRO and anti-ghosting |
| Ports | 2 × Thunderbolt 4 USB-C (40 Gbit/s, DisplayPort 2.1, power delivery); 2 × USB-A 10 Gbit/s; HDMI 2.1; RJ-45; headphone/mic jack; smart pin power connector |
| Wired network | 2.5 GbE Ethernet |
| Wireless | Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2×2); Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Webcam | 1080p FHD, IR camera (Windows Hello), dual microphones |
| Audio | Two speakers, DTS:X Ultra, tuned with HyperX |
| Cooling | OMEN Tempest Cooling; vapour chamber and Cryo Compound thermal material; Fan Cleaner |
| Battery | 83 Wh, 6-cell lithium-ion polymer |
| Power adapter | 330 W AC |
| Dimensions | 35.7 × 26.9 × 2.3 cm (front) / 2.5 cm (rear) |
| Weight | 2.68 kg |
| Body | Shadow Black, aluminium lid and base; light bar |
| Operating system | Windows 11 Home |
| Warranty | 2-year limited (parts and labour) |
HP says the vapour chamber and Cryo Compound in OMEN Tempest Cooling markedly improve heat dissipation and that Unleashed mode lets components be pushed further. HP Poland
On PCWorld's RTX 5080 16-ah0043dx unit the battery lasted about 5.5 hours in a 1080p video loop; the review says the RTX 5080 reaches up to 175 W with Dynamic Boost. It found the keyboard crisp and tactile, the touchpad small and mediocre, and the speakers shrill at high volume.
PCWorld: HP Omen Max 16 reviewKitGuru writes that in the Unleashed profile the CPU very quickly hits its thermal limit and throttles, causing marked performance dips; it rated battery life poor and found 1 TB of storage small for this class.
KitGuru: HP OMEN Max 16 laptop reviewNotebookcheck says the bottom panel comes off with a standard Phillips screwdriver, both SODIMM slots and both M.2 2280 slots are easy to reach, and the Wi-Fi card sits under the cooler. CPU temperatures in games went well above 90 °C.
Notebookcheck: HP Omen Max 16 laptop reviewOn the HP Support Community, Leos_Angel wrote that on a 16-ah0000 HDMI worked but a USB-C to DisplayPort 2.1 cable gave no signal. The HP agent suggested enabling USB-C display output in BIOS and updating drivers; after several resets and a reinstall the user reported that USB-C output worked.
HP Support Community: HP Omen Max 16 - Using RTX 5080 with USB4In the same community, silentdeath1 wrote that on an Omen Max 16 with RTX 5090 and 275HX the CPU sometimes reached 100 °C in Balanced mode. The HP agent suggested Performance or Eco mode, a custom fan curve and a BIOS update; no fix was reported.
HP Support Community: Hp Omen Max 16 Cpu Overheating