Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026)
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max (91/100)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026) (78/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Battery Life | 98.0 Excellent | — |
| Display | 98.0 Excellent | — |
| Gaming | 86.0 Very Good WINNER | 79.0 Good |
| NanoReview Score | 91.0 Excellent WINNER | 78.0 Good |
| Performance | 94.0 Excellent WINNER | 86.0 Very Good |
| Portability | 88.0 Very Good | — |
Detailed Technical Specifications
Battery
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Battery Life | Up to 22 hours video playback | — |
| Battery Wh | 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer | — |
| Battery type | — | Li-Po |
| Charge power | — | 460 W |
| Charging port position | — | Left, Bottom |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | — | Yes |
| Fast charging | — | Yes |
| Replaceable | — | No |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Ports | 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 | — |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | — | Yes |
| Bluetooth | — | v6.0 |
| DisplayPort | — | No |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | — | Yes |
| Fingerprint | — | No |
| HDMI | — | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| Infrared sensor | — | Yes |
| Optical drive | — | No |
| Proprietary charging port | — | Yes |
| SD card reader | — | No |
| Thunderbolt | — | Thunderbolt 4 |
| USB Type-C | — | 2x USB 4.0 |
| USB-A | — | 2x USB 3.2 |
| VGA | — | No |
| Webcam | — | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | — | 1920 x 1080 |
| Wi-Fi standard | — | v7 |
Design
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) | 3 kg (6.62 lbs) |
Display
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR | — |
| Screen Size | 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) | — |
| Adaptive refresh rate | — | Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | — | No |
| Aspect ratio | — | 16:10 |
| Coating | — | Glossy |
| Contrast | — | 1000000:1 |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | — | 100% |
| HDR support | — | Yes, HDR10 |
| PPI | — | 189 ppi |
| Refresh rate | — | 165 Hz |
| Resolution | — | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Response time | — | 1 ms |
| Size | — | 16 inches |
| Sync technology | — | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | — | No |
| Type | — | OLED |
| sRGB color space | — | 100% |
Performance
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Cpu | Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU: 12P + 4E) | — |
| Gpu | Apple 40-core Integrated GPU (Hardware Ray Tracing) | — |
| Ram | 36 GB Unified Memory (300 GB/s bandwidth) | — |
| Storage | 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (up to 7.4 GB/s) | — |
CPU
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Base frequency | — | 2.4 GHz |
| Cores | — | 20 (8P + 12E) |
| Fabrication process | — | 3 nm |
| Integrated GPU | — | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| L3 Cache | — | 30 MB |
| Threads | — | 20 |
| Turbo frequency | — | 5.3 GHz |
Case
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Area | — | 959 cm2(148.7 inches2) |
| Colors | — | White, Black |
| Cooling system | — | Active |
| Dimensions | — | 356.5 x 269 x 28.7 mm14.04 x 10.59 x 1.13 inches |
| Liquid metal | — | Yes |
| Material | — | Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic |
| Number of fans | — | 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | — | ~77.4% |
| Side bezels | — | 5.9 mm |
| Transformer | — | No |
| Vapor chamber | — | Yes |
| Weight | 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) | 3 kg (6.62 lbs) |
GPU Benchmarks
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Blender GPU | — | 5999 |
| Solar Bay | — | 86681 |
Graphics Card
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | — | 37.4 TFLOPS |
| GPU performance | — | 37.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory bus | — | 192 bit |
| Memory size | — | 12 GB |
| Memory speed | — | ~28 Gbps |
| Memory type | — | GDDR7 |
| Nvidia Optimus | — | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | — | 80 |
| Shading units (cores) | — | 5888 |
| TGP | — | 175 W |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | — | 184 |
Input
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Backlight | — | Yes |
| Keyboard type | — | Monolith |
| Numpad | — | Yes |
| Surface | — | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | — | Yes |
RAM
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Channels | — | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | — | 5600 MHz |
| Max. ram size | — | 64 GB |
| Total slots | — | 2 |
| Upgradable | — | Yes |
Sound
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Dolby Atmos | — | No |
| Microphones | — | 2 |
| Power | — | 2x2W |
| Speakers | — | 2.0 |
Storage
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | HP HyperX Omen Max 16 (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | — | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| NVMe | — | Yes |
| Storage type | — | SSD (M2) |
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