PC World - USA (2021-01)

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