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Advantages of the Gigabyte A5
  • Very good overall display quality
  • Good portability
Advantages of the HP Omen 16
  • Very good for engineering and design
  • Very good for gaming and AI
  • Very good keyboard

Key differences

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Gaming and AI

7.5
A5
Omen 16
8.0
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.5/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.0/10
The HP Omen 16 is very good for gaming and AI, while the Gigabyte A5 is good.

Engineering and Design

7.9
A5
Omen 16
8.4
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.5/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The HP Omen 16 is very good for engineering and design, while the Gigabyte A5 is good.

Screen Quality

8.0
A5
Omen 16
7.6
15.6in
SIZE
16.1in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
325.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
338.0 nits
The Gigabyte A5 has a better screen than the HP Omen 16 for gaming and AI, while the HP Omen 16 has a better screen for content creation.

Cost

$1,250
A5
Omen 16
$1,100
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$0

$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

The Gigabyte A5 has a price of $1,250 and the HP Omen 16 costs $1,100.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.7
A5
Omen 16
7.7
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
325.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
338.0 nits
6.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
6.0 Hours
7.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
7.0/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.7/10
The Gigabyte A5 and HP Omen 16 are both good for general use.

Content Creation

7.7
A5
Omen 16
7.8
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The HP Omen 16 and Gigabyte A5 are both good for content creation.

Software Development

7.3
A5
Omen 16
7.6
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
7.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The HP Omen 16 and Gigabyte A5 are both good for software development.

Battery

6.5 Hours
A5
Omen 16
6.0 Hours
The Gigabyte A5 has 6.5 hours of battery life. The HP Omen 16 has 6 hours of battery life.

Portability

Good
A5
Omen 16
Fair
15.6in
SIZE
16.1in
4.6 lbs
WEIGHT
5.4 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
0.9in
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Gigabyte A5 to have good portability, while the HP Omen 16 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Build Quality

7.2
A5
Omen 16
7.4
The HP Omen 16 and Gigabyte A5 both have good build quality.

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How the Gigabyte A5 and the HP Omen 16 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Gigabyte A5HP Omen 16
Gigabyte A5HP Omen 16

GENERAL

Price
$1,250
$1,100
Release Date
February 1, 2022May 1, 2023
Overall Dimensions
14.2'' x 10.2'' x 1''14.5'' x 10.2'' x 0.93''
Weight
4.68 lbs5.4 lbs
Width
14.21"14.53"
Depth
10.15"10.21"

INTERNAL

Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HIntel i7-13700HX
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
45
RAM Slots
22
Storage
1024 GB512 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
6.5 Hours6 Hours
Battery Capacity
49 Wh83 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"16.1"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Refresh Rate
240Hz165Hz
Display Brightness
325 nits338 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.2/107.4/10
Portability Score
7/106.8/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesYes
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
6.5/107/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
7.5/108.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
8/108/10
Webcam
720p1080p
Fingerprint Reader
NoNo
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesYes

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
32
USB-C ports
12
USB-C Charging
NoYes
Display Outputs
33
Thunderbolt Version
N/A4

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Gigabyte A5

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Florian Glaser | September 2022
"Ignoring price, the Gigabyte A5 has a hard time against the similarly fast competition. Besides the loud noise in 3D mode (performance mode), the high temperature development of the components should be mentioned on the downside. Despite the relatively thick case, the laptop gets very warm and loud under load, which does not exactly speak for the cooling system. The plastic surfaces look rather cheap and also tend to rattle. In most other disciplines - be it the input devices, the screen, the connectivity or the battery runtime - the Gigabyte laptop does not stand out from the crowd, neither positively nor negatively. However, those who primarily pay attention to the price-performance ratio will get a pretty good offer with the Gigabyte A5."

HP Omen 16

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Christian Hintze | October 2021
"The Omen 16 has proven to be a fairly good mid-range gaming laptop with all-around improvements compared to the Omen 15. The high overall performance level across all use cases, the long battery life, and the good FHD display constitute the main advantages of this HP laptop. The main drawbacks are the faulty touchpad (one-off?) and the high latencies that can be observed even after just opening the browser. Furthermore, the useless, preinstalled 30-day trial versions of various software also fall under the category "unnecessary"."

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About Gigabyte

Gigabyte is a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer. While Gigabyte mainly focuses its business on desktop hardware, Gigabyte is known for its value-oriented G series laptops, thin and light Aero series, and performance-oriented Aorus series. Gigabyte laptops offer a strong value proposition to compete with mainstream alternatives.

About HP

HP, also known as Hewlett-Packard, is an American technology company that develops personal computers and computer peripherals. In the laptop industry, HP is known for its entry level Essential series laptops, its mid-range Pavilion, Envy, and Victus series, and high-end Omen and Spectre series, in addition to its business-oriented EliteBook, ProBook, and Dragonfly series laptops. HP laptops generally undercut other mainstream competitors in terms of price, placing itself as the value-oriented mainstream brand.

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