HP Omen 17 with AMD Zen 5 is only slightly faster than last year's Zen 4 options

The 2025 HP Omen 17 is now widely available with AMD Zen 5 and Nvidia Blackwell options to replace last year's Zen 4 and Ada Lovelace options, respectively. CPU options include the Ryzen AI 5 340, Ryzen AI 7 350, and Ryzen AI 9 365. Unfortunately, the new processors offer little over the Ryzen 7 8845HS in the 2024 Omen 17.

As shown by the comparison graphs below, the Ryzen AI 7 350 in the 2025 Omen 17 is just 10 percent faster on average than the Ryzen 7 8845HS in the 2024 Omen 17 when it comes to traditional CPU workloads. Its integrated NPU may come in handy depending on the scenario, but its uses are limited for gaming purposes. Upgrading to the Ryzen AI 9 365 or downgrading to the Ryzen AI 5 340 would affect multi-thread performance by roughly 15 percent.

The 10 percent year-over-year performance increase doesn't come free, either. When running Prime95 on our 2025 Omen 17 test unit, the system would consume about 10 percent more power than the 2024 Omen 17 under similar conditions. Performance-per-watt is therefore flat between these two Zen 4 and Zen 5 processors when running traditional CPU tasks.

For more significant differences between the two model years, users must look at their GPU differences instead. More details and comparisons can be found on our review for the 2025 Omen 17.