The laptop market, which targets students and new professionals, sees two waves of replacement every year - the beginning of the school season in September and the back-to-school season in February.
Compared to the back-to-school season between 618 and 11.11, the back-to-school season at the beginning of the year has much less room to choose from, which is the time of year when most people have the most money to spare.
Therefore, at this time of year, there are often some laptops with good product power and outstanding cost performance on the market, and the goal is to occupy the first wave of purchase budget in the wave of replacement for the start of school - OMEN 10 is one of them.
The 10th generation of this 2015 franchise is now in its 10th generation. The category of game books has also moved from niche to mass, from incremental market to stock competition. The vein of the game's changes in the genre is clearly reflected in the OMEN 10, and this is what I have the deepest impression of this notebook after my recent experience.
The OMEN 10 core configuration for this review is a 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14900HX processor + RTX 4060 8GB memory discrete graphics card with 140W power consumption, with 32GB of high-frequency memory + 1TB high-speed SSD, and 161 inch 2240Hz high swipe screen with 5K resolution.
OMEN 10 continues the design of the previous generation as a whole, without exaggerated lines and light strips, the A and B sides are matte composite materials, there are not too many fancy designs, and the OMEN logo on the A side is restrained and calm. The C side is metal anodized, which has a good touch polish and a good sense of support, which is very comfortable when using the keyboard and trackpad.
One detail is that OMEN 10 adopts an overhead hinge design, which can leave more space for the cooling module, and combined with the auxiliary air intake design on the C side, it can effectively reduce the heat accumulation of the whole machine, which is much better than the previous generation of products. It also supports 180° opening and closing of the screen. The improved damping structure ensures the smooth opening and closing and stability of the screen, and the screen can be opened and closed with one hand, which is very convenient.
The OMEN 10 is the most conspicuous feature of the gaming laptop, and FPS gamers can see the gap at a glance, with a maximum screen refresh rate of 240Hz, ensuring a smoother and faster experience in high-speed gaming games like Valorant.
The four-zone RGB backlit keyboard is another symbol of the gaming laptop's identity, and the mid-to-high-end version also comes with a numeric keypad, which is comfortable in key size and key travel, and will not feel baggy. It's worth mentioning that OMEN 10's trackpad is large enough and the anodized metal palm rest has a great texture, making it cool and comfortable for both keyboard typing and trackpad operation.
It's worth mentioning that OMEN 10 takes full advantage of the size of the gaming laptop, at 369*25.9cm, a relatively small body size of this gaming laptop, is crammed into 16It's not easy to balance the scalability and heat dissipation of the 1-inch screen and the full-size keyboard.
OMEN 10 adopts a two-in, four-out, six-air duct heat dissipation design, which can ensure high-power operation of the device, give full play to its performance advantages, and will not cause discomfort due to high temperatures even when operating at high power.
In addition, the ports are quite rich, with two Thunderbolt 4 ports on the left side, supporting 100W PD charging, USB 4 rate, and DP14 outputs, which is a rare luxury configuration in the same price range, also has a headset 2-in-1 port, and a Type A USB3 on the right side2Gen1 interface, and the rear side is centrally equipped with power interface, RJ45 network cable port, and HDMI21 and another USB3 of Type A2Gen1 interface — Plenty of external keyboards, mice, monitors, and network cables for gaming.
In the past decade, the design language of the OMEN series has evolved from flamboyant to introverted, and the reason behind this is that the game book has slowly expanded from a core player market that emphasizes niche personalization to a purchase category that the general public will also consider - the design of the game book is getting thinner and lighter, and the performance is getting stronger and stronger, and the OMEN 10 is the best student of both - the design is restrained, and the performance is spillover.
Next, let's take a look at the performance measurements in action.
Users who follow the OMEN series are usually gamers as well, so we've also selected a number of popular games to test.
The OMEN 10 test environment is as follows:
Room temperature: 26Before testing, take a look at the overall configuration.System version number: 226313155
Windows system version: Windows 11 Home Chinese 23H2
BIOS version: F05
GPU Driver Version: 55152
HP Support Assistant has been upgraded to the latest.
Omen Gaming Hub is upgraded to the latest.
Battery level: 100%.
Berserk mode, graphics card direct connection, automatic fan.
Taking the configuration of the 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14900HX processor and RTX 4060 graphics card at hand as an example, the ultra-high processor performance is enough to be competent for all scenarios that require strong processing power of the computer.
This year's gaming laptops continue to use 40 series graphics cards, and the RTX 4060, as the main mid-to-high-end dessert graphics card in recent years, uses TSMC's 5nm process, is equipped with the latest ADA Lovelace architecture, supports DLSS 3 and the latest ray tracing technology, and the overall performance is about 15% higher than the previous generation RTX 3060, and the video memory is expanded to 8GB, which can cope with more complex graphics processing scenarios. The overall energy consumption ratio is also good, and with the blessing of full performance release, the performance is also quite surprising.
This time, we selected PCMarkdmark as the test software and tested the oven with AIDA64 and Furmark, and the comprehensive test results are as follows:
PCMark 10 is a benchmark designed for the daily office needs of PCs, with multiple test items such as cartographing and tabulation, ** meetings, image processing, and more. The OMEN 10 in our hands is blessed with a 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14900HX processor, and the combat power is +1! Outstanding performance in operational efficiency.
The final score is 8786 points, which is already far beyond the score of ordinary gaming laptops (usually around 7000 points), which is enough to be competent for most daily work, and can be said to be an all-rounder in office scenarios.
Judging from the running score data of 3DMark's multiple scenario tests, they are all at the excellent level of the first echelon and can be competent for most scenario tests. In scenarios like TimeSpy, OMEN 10's stability is also excellent, with CPU and GPU temperatures basically at the level of 70-80 and no overheating, while TimeSPY has a comprehensive score of 11321 points, which means that it can run most games smoothly with 2K resolution and high image quality.
Let's take a look at the oven software Furmark, which tests the extreme performance of graphics cards. We chose the 1980 1080 resolution for testing this time, and after 30 minutes of testing, the graphics card basically stabilized at around 85.
What's more stringent is the AIDA64's CPU and GPU dual bake test, which further tests the thermal performance and stability of the device by applying a load to the CPU and GPU at the same time. After 40 minutes of testing, the CPU basically stabilized at the level of 80 and consumed around 70W, while the GPU stabilized around 92 and consumed around 110W.
It can be seen that the heat dissipation design of the two-in, four-out and six-air ducts is reliable enough, and there is no uncomfortable heat sensation in the keyboard and palm rest position, which means that even if it is a high-intensity game, the experience can be guaranteed.
Of course, regardless of the data on paper, it's the actual performance of the game that counts.
The first is the e-sports game Valorant, which requires a high frame rate, and under the high quality settings, the game can run up to 376 fps, the average frame rate is kept above 300 fps, the GPU temperature is controlled at 75, and the gun is full of pleasure, and it can always be one step ahead in the fierce battle.
In addition to meeting the needs of mainstream online games, OMEN 10's support for triple-A games is also a major event.
Cyberpunk 2077, which just launched the full version last year, runs very well on OMEN 10, thanks to the latest technology of RTX40 series graphics cards, it can maintain 80-90 frames per second at 2K resolution and high image quality with ray tracing, the gaming experience is stable and smooth, the GPU temperature is stable at around 75, and the high brush screen with 100% sRGB color gamut can add a lot of color to the gaming experience.
As the most popular multiplayer masterpiece during the Chinese New Year, Hellrunner 2 can still stabilize at more than 50 fps at 2K resolution at the highest quality of 2K, and with a slight adjustment of the image quality settings, it can run stably at more than 60 fps - which is quite a good experience for a triple-A online game that emphasizes particle and smoke effects.
Finally, we also tested Alan Wake 2, the most computer-intensive in 2023. As a new benchmark for narrative games, Alan Wake 2 uses a lot of new technologies and puts forward higher requirements for PC configurations, so that many devices are not in ideal condition.
OMEN 10, on the other hand, has exceeded expectations with the support of high-speed drives and memory. With DLSS turned on at 2K, you can turn on medium ray tracing effects on medium and high quality, and run at more than 50 fps stably—you'll see a lifelike town of Bright Waterfall, as if you've stepped into the world of an American drama.
It can be said that in terms of performance, OMEN 10 lives up to the three words of gaming laptop, and in the actual experience, the high-quality high refresh rate screen can adapt to various games, such as "Valorant" FPS games with demanding frame rate requirements, and the improvement of the game experience is visible to the naked eye.
It is worth mentioning that OMEN 10 did not exceed 80 GPU temperature for a long time during various game tests, and all game scene tests were carried out with ease, while taking into account the image quality and stability, which is enough to prove the tuning skills of the old gaming laptop.
With its excellent performance and display, OMEN 10 is already able to meet the needs of most gamers, and even the version with RTX4060 graphics is a triple-A gaming device that can be used for everyday entertainment.
Once upon a time, gaming laptops and all-around laptops have always been two distinct lines. For users, this is a category that doesn't need to be too entangled - no budget of 10,000 yuan will not consider game laptops, and another reason to choose an all-round laptop is to refuse to be stupid and coarse.
But now, when the game book is no longer bulky, no longer ostentatious, and no longer high, the game book can also be a hexagonal warrior, and users who compromise with the all-round book can use the game book as another balanced choice.
Specific to the OMEN 10, this is a game book with a brilliant design, rich configuration and low entry threshold, excellent basic quality is very comfortable whether it is playing games or watching movies, and enough performance release can also serve as the needs of games and work, the appearance design is calm and restrained, but it also retains personalized configurations such as RGB keyboard lights.
*In terms of aspect, OMEN 10 provides a multi-level configuration from 6999 to 13999 yuan, and the processor, graphics card and storage space can be freely selected. For the student party, the entry model of 6999 yuan is very good; If you have further requirements for game performance, you can choose to use the 8499 yuan file equipped with RTX 4070 version, this configuration is very cost-effective, the game can open higher special effects, and it is more comfortable to play; And if you want to juggle high-performance jobs such as film and television editing, you can choose the more energy-efficient 14th Gen Intel Core i9 processor version, which can handle most work scenarios.
It's fair to say that OMEN 10 is very accurate in its balance between quality, performance, and **. This is also the decade of the OMEN brand.
After all, the computer that is easy to use should not be so separated.