54 PCWorld JANUARY 2022
REVIEWS HP VICTUS 16
well as in just single-threaded operation.
Although games have begun to take
advantage of multiple cores and threads,
If you’re throwing a CPU-dependent application
at the HP Victus 16, it will perform well.
LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE
Cinebench R15 (multi-threaded)
Cinebench R20 (multi-threaded) Cinebench R20 (single-threaded)
Cinebench R15 (single-threaded)
Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition
Ryzen 9 5900HX
5,329
2,347
HP Victus 16-d0097nrCore i7-11800H
4,785
2,169
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE
Core i7-11800H
2,058
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R7S0
Ryzen 7 5800H
4,758
2,010
Cinebench
Gigabyte Aorus 17GCore i7-10870H
3,537
1,750
HP Omen 17-cb-0040nr (2019)
Core i7-9750H
1,153
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Cor e i7-11375H
1,0 45
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-54-51M5
Core i5-9300H^766173
176
184
203
205
231
232
239
482
556
577
577
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there’s still a heavy reliance on single-
threaded operations for many traditional
games.
We also used Cinebench R23 to test the
laptop for thermal throttling. The more
advanced version of the Cinebench
benchmark offers the ability to run a single
test as well as loop the benchmark repeatedly.
This test detects thermal issues that might
throttle the CPU performance over time.
Though HP touts its advanced cooling
system, performance did drop by 14 percent
(from 12,038 to 10,405) while running the
looped benchmark.
We use Handbrake to test the laptop’s
cooling systems by transcoding a Hollywood-
length movie into a format that can be used
Here, you’ll notice that the HP Victus 16 is
among a tight cluster of gaming laptops, though
the Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition
outperforms them all.
SHORTER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE
1,189
1,073
1,27 1
1,223
2,115
1, 561
2,642
2,316
Handbrake 0.99 Encode
Seconds
Asus ROG Strix G15 AdvantageEdition Ryzen 9 5900HX
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R7S0Ryzen 7 5800H
Acer Predator Triton 500 SECore i7-11800H
HP Victus 16-d0097nrCore i7-11800H
Gigabyte Aorus 17GCore i7-10870H
HP Omen 17-cb-0040nr (2019)Core i7-9750H
Acer Predator Triton 300 SECore i7-11375H
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-54-51M5Core i5-9300H