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MagyarHP Pavilion Plus 16 Review: Premium multimedia laptop that could have benefitted from an RTX 4050
HP introduced two new Pavilion Plus models recently as a more affordable alternative to the Envy series. We previously reviewed the Pavilion Plus 14 in both Intel Raptor Lake and AMD Zen 4 variants. Now, we take a look at the larger Pavilion Plus 16.
The Pavilion Plus 16 forgoes the "IMAX Enhanced" OLED panel of the Pavilion Plus 14 but instead offers an H-series processor and optional Nvidia graphics.
Our Pavilion Plus 16 unit features an Intel Core i7-13700H processor together with 16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, and a 16-inch 2560 x 1600 120 Hz IPS display. The Pavilion Plus 16 is among the handful of laptops that feature the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB Laptop GPU. This configuration will set you back by ₹1,24,999 (US$1,350) on the official HP India store.
Potential competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88.7 % | 02/2024 | HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx i7-13700H, GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU | 1.9 kg | 19.9 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 88.2 % | 01/2024 | SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 i7-13700H, GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU | 1.3 kg | 16.6 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 87.1 % | 08/2023 | Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 2.2 kg | 19.95 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 85.6 % | 08/2023 | Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 i5-13500H, GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU | 1.4 kg | 18.9 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 89.2 % | 04/2023 | Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 R7 7735HS, GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU | 1.6 kg | 15.6 mm | 14.50" | 2560x1600 | |
| 87.6 % | 11/2023 | Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 1.9 kg | 19 mm | 16.00" | 3200x2000 | |
| 89.4 % | 04/2023 | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 1.8 kg | 16.5 mm | 16.00" | 2880x1800 |
Chassis: Sturdy, all-metal construction
Similar to the Pavilion Plus 14, the Pavilion Plus 16 sports a Natural Silver metallic construction for the A, C, and D covers while the lid is made of aluminum.
The overall build quality leaves little room for complaint. We did not notice any particular flex in the lid or the keyboard deck.
HP advertises a screen-to-body ratio of 89.74%, but the measured value comes to 83%. At 1.9 kg, the laptop weighs similar to other 16-inch multimedia laptops in vogue.
Connectivity: Consistent WLAN throughput
The Pavilion Plus 16 offers a decent port selection that includes a USB Type-A and USB Type-C ports including Thunderbolt 4.
Port placement is fine and does not hinder adjacent peripheral connectivity, but one of the Type-C ports could have been on the left side for a more even distribution.
Communication
The Pavilion Plus 16's iPerf3 performance in the 5 GHz band is a tad bit slower than what we observe with the Asus VivoBook Pro 16 with the same Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 WLAN card.
The Pavilion makes up for this deficiency against the VivoBook Pro 16 in 6 GHz receive performance but not by much.
iPerf3 performance in both 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands is fairly consistent without any hiccups unlike what we see with the Lenovo Slim Pro 7 with a MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 chip.
| Networking / iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (358 - 1735, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (464 - 1861, n=186) | |
| Networking / iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (701 - 1789, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (582 - 1890, n=186) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Networking / iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (944 - 1822, n=39, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (632 - 1851, n=173) | |
| Networking / iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (883 - 1857, n=172) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (920 - 1803, n=39, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
Webcam
The 5 MP webcam produces decent images that are quite serviceable for video conferencing. Details are fairly well-preserved for a laptop webcam, but the camera can struggle in low light.
HP provides some nifty utilities such as HP Enhanced Lighting that brightens the screen around the subject and a Video Control app that offers additional framing and image adjustment options.
Security
HP provides a Windows Hello-compatible IR camera for the Pavilion Plus 16 along with a privacy shutter for the webcam. The IR camera performed reasonably fast during our time with the device.
Additionally, a TPM 2.0 module is present for meeting Windows 11's security requirements.
Accessories and Warranty
There are no additional accessories in the box apart from the 135 W power adapter and the usual paperwork.
HP offers a one-year warranty for the Pavilion Plus 16 in India. Buyers can extend this warranty for up to three more years by purchasing eligible HP Care Packs.
Maintenance
The bottom panel can be pried open after removing the four PH0 screws. The memory comes soldered, but the WLAN card, NVMe SSD, and the battery pack can be replaced if needed.
Input Devices: Full-size numpad with decent tactility
Keyboard
The Pavilion Plus 16's keyboard offers a decent typing experience. The grey keycaps offer good contrast with the Natural Silver chassis color. The numpad is spacious and comes in handy for number crunching in Excel. It lacks a Num Lock indicator, though.
The power button is located just beside the Delete key, which might confuse first time users. The top and bottom arrow keys feel cramped as well. A three-stage white backlight helps with low light legibility.
Touchpad
The 12.5 cm x 8 cm touchpad feels roomy and offers a smooth gliding experience with good feedback. However, the travel isn't as deep.
The entire touchpad acts as the left mouse button. Clicks towards the middle and base of the touchpad are more responsive than those at the top.
Display: 120 Hz WQXGA panel with a decent color profile and no PWM
The Pavilion Plus 16 comes with a 16-inch 16:10 2560 x 1600 WQXGA IPS panel with a 120 Hz refresh rate and a rated brightness of 400 nits.
We measured up to 415 nits maximum brightness with an average of 394 nits and a good 90% distribution. Being an IPS panel, the display is not immune from backlight bleed — this can be noticed in the lower corners under long exposure.
Subjectively, the Pavilion Plus 16 offers a good viewing experience that should be suitable for both work and entertainment.
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Brightness Distribution: 90 %
Center on Battery: 401 cd/m²
Contrast: 1185:1 (Black: 0.34 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.13 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 1.65
ΔE Greyscale 4.5 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
76.5% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
74.6% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.18
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx AU Optronics AUOFDA4, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 CSOT T3 MNE007ZA1-3, IPS, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 LG Philips 160WQ2, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 Samsung ATNA40YK07-1, , 2880x1800, 14.00 | Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 LEN89C1, IPS, 2560x1600, 14.50 | Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU Samsung ATNA60BX01-1, OLED, 3200x2000, 16.00 | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 Samsung ATNA60CL03-0, AMOLED, 2880x1800, 16.00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 0% | -3% | 20% | -2% | 20% | 20% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 74.6 | 74.7 0% | 70.1 -6% | 99.9 34% | 72.9 -2% | 98.7 32% | 99.9 34% |
| sRGB Coverage | 99 | 99.6 1% | 99.6 1% | 100 1% | 98.2 -1% | 99.7 1% | 100 1% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 76.5 | 75.8 -1% | 72.3 -5% | 96.5 26% | 74.6 -2% | 96.5 26% | 96.3 26% |
| Response Times | -193% | -274% | -14% | -220% | -3% | 93% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 9.06 ? | 32.2 ? -255% | 35 ? -286% | 1.15 ? 87% | 31.8 ? -251% | 0.68 ? 92% | 0.49 ? 95% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 6.7 ? | 15.4 ? -130% | 24.2 ? -261% | 14.4 ? -115% | 19.3 ? -188% | 13.2 ? -97% | 0.65 ? 90% |
| PWM Frequency | 90.02 ? | 240 ? | 240 ? | ||||
| Screen | 21% | 1% | 5% | 3% | -10% | 135% | |
| Brightness middle | 403 | 402 0% | 299.4 -26% | 369 -8% | 344.7 -14% | 353 -12% | 400 -1% |
| Brightness | 394 | 371 -6% | 290 -26% | 364 -8% | 334 -15% | 354 -10% | 399 1% |
| Brightness Distribution | 90 | 86 -4% | 92 2% | 85 -6% | 92 2% | 98 9% | 93 3% |
| Black Level * | 0.34 | 0.27 21% | 0.21 38% | 0.31 9% | 0.03 91% | ||
| Contrast | 1185 | 1489 26% | 1426 20% | 1112 -6% | 13333 1025% | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.13 | 1.8 42% | 4.25 -36% | 2.85 9% | 3.01 4% | 4.23 -35% | 2.3 27% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 6.14 | 3.6 41% | 6.71 -9% | 4.22 31% | 6.3 -3% | 7.13 -16% | 4.15 32% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.65 | 1.5 9% | 0.52 68% | 2.18 -32% | 0.83 50% | 2.42 -47% | 1.66 -1% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 4.5 | 1.8 60% | 5.5 -22% | 2.2 51% | 4.6 -2% | 2.5 44% | 2.7 40% |
| Gamma | 2.18 101% | 2.27 97% | 2.35 94% | 2.15 102% | 2.28 96% | 2.4 92% | 2.266 97% |
| CCT | 6261 104% | 6695 97% | 6368 102% | 6518 100% | 6420 101% | 6642 98% | 7047 92% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -57% /
-14% | -92% /
-39% | 4% /
6% | -73% /
-30% | 2% /
-1% | 83% /
105% |
* ... smaller is better
The panel covers 99% of the sRGB color space while offering decent Adobe RGB and Display P3 reproduction. This makes the Pavilion Plus 16 is suitable for general multimedia consumption and also for basic editing workflows, especially for web content.
Using the X-Rite i1Basic Pro 3 spectrophotometer and Calman Ultimate software from Portrait Displays, we were able to improve the average Grayscale and ColorChecker Delta E 2000 values from 4.5 to 0.6 and 3.13 to 1.65, respectively.
Our calibrated file can be downloaded from the link above.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6.7 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 3.6 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 3.1 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 15 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 9.06 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 4.27 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 4.79 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 18 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected | ≤ 100 % brightness setting |  | |
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17903 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Response times are decent given that the Pavilion Plus 16 isn't targeted at the gaming crowd. We observed no PWM at all tested brightness levels, which is a good thing.
For more information, check out our article "Why PWM is such a headache". Our PWM Ranking table provides an overview of measured PWM across reviewed devices.
Outdoor viewing is generally fine at max brightness as long as there's no direct sunlight falling on the display. Viewing angles are stable, but we observed loss of brightness and color information at the extremes.
Performance: Core i7-13700H constrained by low PL2
Depending on the region, HP offers the Pavilion Plus 16 in Core i5-13500H and Core i7-13700H flavors along with optional RTX 3050 6 GB graphics.
Testing Conditions
The myHP app allows users to select between two operating modes: Balanced and Performance. The Balanced mode uses a 50 W PL1, which goes up to 60 W in Performance mode. The PL2 under both these modes is capped at 61 W.
The RTX 3050 6 GB GPU runs in MSHybrid / Optimus mode by default with no MUX switching possible.
We used the Performance mode for all benchmarks. The PL1/PL2 drops to 35 W / 35 W on battery power.
Processor
The Pavilion Plus 16's Core i7-13700H is hamstrung by a low PL2 value. This becomes particularly apparent with in multi-core benchmarks where it trails significantly behind the likes of the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 that sports an 89 W PL2 Core i7-13700H.
That being said, the Pavilion Plus 16's cooling seems to be very effective in ensuring a well-sustained performance during our Cinebench R15 multi-core loop test.
The Pavilion Plus 16 tops most CPU single-core charts, but the Schenker Vision 14 M23 is right on its heels in these tests.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.2: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Average of class Multimedia | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 -2! | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 -2! | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 -2! | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (5890 - 20034, n=27) | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4624 - 30789, n=101, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (1323 - 1914, n=27) | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Average of class Multimedia (878 - 2110, n=99, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (2322 - 7674, n=27) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1783 - 11768, n=97, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (508 - 741, n=27) | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (341 - 812, n=97, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (905 - 2982, n=27) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (785 - 4703, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (213 - 276, n=27) | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Average of class Multimedia (142.6 - 308, n=99, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Average of class Multimedia (107 - 662, n=95, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (169 - 555, n=27) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (27322 - 76344, n=27) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (20166 - 119900, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (4825 - 6238, n=27) | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3398 - 7163, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Geekbench 6.2 / Multi-Core | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (8656 - 21264, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (9985 - 13832, n=11) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Geekbench 6.2 / Single-Core | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (2320 - 3157, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (2316 - 2639, n=11) | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (6165 - 14215, n=27) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3828 - 23059, n=100, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (1362 - 1919, n=27) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (926 - 2342, n=100, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (6.72 - 21.2, n=27) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4.99 - 30.5, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (31.3 - 62.4, n=27) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (6.7 - 84.9, n=92, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Average of class Multimedia (0.3826 - 0.723, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (0.4308 - 0.607, n=27) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Average of class Multimedia | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (4986 - 18908, n=27) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3804 - 27411, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (25360 - 92359, n=27) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (16379 - 136048, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (1339 - 4224, n=27) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1099 - 6681, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (68763 - 107159, n=27) | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Average of class Multimedia (21547 - 134321, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3099 - 15484, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (4800 - 11050, n=27) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (12321 - 45118, n=27) | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (9602 - 68591, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (28769 - 151254, n=27) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (23702 - 169946, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (389 - 1215, n=27) | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (302 - 1901, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (2540 - 10135, n=27) | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1996 - 14590, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (19552 - 52727, n=27) | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (7419 - 53918, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
Check out our dedicated Intel Core i7-13700H page for more performance comparisons.
System Performance
The Pavilion Plus 16 manages to somehow get past the VivoBook Pro 16 with a Core i9-13900H and RTX 4050 combo in overall CrossMark tests but loses out to the latter in PCMark 10 by 6%.
Otherwise, the system feels quite responsive for daily productivity and web browsing tasks.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4635 - 8670, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU (6290 - 6597, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (8480 - 12420, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU (9943 - 10112, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU (8803 - 8950, n=2) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average of class Multimedia (5845 - 11186, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4688 - 13548, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU (7590 - 8752, n=2) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1009 - 2146, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU (1504 - 1752, n=2) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average of class Multimedia (971 - 2064, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU (1417 - 1657, n=2) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1054 - 2865, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU (1711 - 1970, n=2) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (926 - 2171, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU (1220 - 1458, n=2) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU (64356 - 65837, n=2) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average of class Multimedia (20513 - 94254, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU (65825 - 70861, n=2) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average of class Multimedia (22917 - 90142, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU (68174 - 76930, n=2) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (20226 - 95196, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (75 - 346, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU (85.7 - 89.7, n=2) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (171.4 - 432, n=93, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU (286 - 300, n=2) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU (273 - 325, n=2) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average of class Multimedia (133.2 - 348, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Average of class Multimedia (363 - 1016, n=95, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU (490 - 496, n=2) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2 | 5525 points | |
| PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2 | 5653 points | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 6597 points | |
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DPC Latency
The Pavilion Plus 16's measured interrupt-to-process latency of 5325.1 μs is on the higher side, which can be a concern for those into real-time audio and video workflows.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
* ... smaller is better
Our DPC Latency Ranking page offers more latency comparisons across reviewed devices.
Storage Devices
A Western Digital PC SN810 1 TB NVMe drive comes installed in our Pavilion Plus 16 unit. Cumulative drive performance is about 10% slower than the Samsung 990 Pro in the Schenker Vision 14 M23 and about 16% slower than the Samsung PM9A1 in the Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16.
The lower 4K read/write performance mainly contributes to this performance deficit.
Unfortunately, only one SSD can be installed in the chassis. There is no scope to add 2.5-inch drives either.
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Although HP provides a thermal cover for the SSD, it is apparently not enough to prevent the drive from throttling after the 25th loop during our DiskSpd read loop test at a queue depth of 8.
More storage benchmarks can be found in our SSD comparison page.
GPU Performance
The Pavilion Plus 16 is the only other laptop we've tested to feature the newer RTX 3050 6 GB Laptop GPU apart from the Lenovo Slim Pro 7 and the Schenker Vision 14 M23.
The RTX 3050 6 GB in the HP notebook is rated at a 60 W TGP whereas the Schenker and Lenovo sport 50 W and 63 W implementations, respectively.
Accordingly, the Slim 7 Pro has a slight edge in cumulative 3DMark performance over the Pavilion Plus 16 wheras the Vision 14 M23 trails the HP by 5%.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 17282 points | |
| 3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score | 82182 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 43015 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 10890 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score | 5641 points | |
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| Blender / v3.3 Classroom OPTIX/RTX | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU (53 - 99, n=8) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (19 - 99, n=45, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CUDA | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU (97 - 152, n=10) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average of class Multimedia (32 - 172, n=48, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU (388 - 937, n=9) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (190 - 1374, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
* ... smaller is better
Gaming Performance
We see about a 10% cumulative benefit in 1080p gaming with the RTX 3050 6 GB compared to the RTX 3050 4 GB average.
The Pavilion Plus 16's RTX 3050 shows good gains in cumulative 1080p gaming performance over the Slim Pro 7 and the Vision 14 M23 while lagging behind the 65 W RTX 4050 Laptop GPU in the VivoBook Pro 16 by 25%.
Interestingly, the Pavilion Plus 16 is also able to edge out the Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 with an RTX 4050 in overall gaming, but this is because of the latter's poor show in Dota 2 Reborn and X-Plane 11.
The RTX 3050 6 GB can play older titles smoothly at 1080p Ultra, but modern AAA games struggle with anything above 1080p High settings.
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
| Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU (48 - 72.5, n=20) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4.24 - 123, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 | |
| Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 | |
The Witcher 3 FPS Chart
We observed no perceivable throttling during a stress test with The Witcher 3 at 1080p Ultra, which indicates efficient cooling.
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | |
| GTA V (2015) | 177.9 | 172 | 123.3 | 62.7 | 42.7 |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 244 | 159.1 | 91.4 | 50.1 | 37 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 155.2 | 131 | 124.2 | 116.9 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 128.2 | 70.9 | 52 | 37.4 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 140.6 | 117 | 97.3 | ||
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 89 | 82 | 76 | 52 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 256 | 112.8 | 91.9 | 80.5 | 57.1 |
| F1 22 (2022) | 150.2 | 145.3 | 109.5 | 34 | 20.1 |
| F1 23 (2023) | 150.1 | 141.2 | 97.5 | 26 | 14.3 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 67.6 | 52.1 | 43.2 | 36.9 | 21.3 |
| Assassin's Creed Mirage (2023) | 70 | 63 | 55 | 41 | 31 |
| Avatar Frontiers of Pandora (2023) | 39.5 | 36.3 | 31.5 | 23.4 | 15.1 |
Refer to our dedicated Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB Laptop GPU page for more information.
Emissions: Tolerable fan noise but high surface temps under load
System Noise
We measured a sound pressure level (SPL) of 42.1 dB(A) in the Performance mode under maximum load. It appears that HP has set limits for the fan noise to stay under 35 db(A) in Balanced mode and 45 dB(A) in Performance mode.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 22.22 / 22.22 / 22.22 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 42.03 / 42.1 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 22.22 dB(A) | ||
| Performance Mode | Idle dB(A) | Load average dB(A) | Load maximum dB(A) | The Witcher 3 1080p Ultra dB(A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced | 22.22 | 33.81 | 34.08 | 34.41 / 48 fps |
| Performance | 22.22 | 42.03 | 42.1 | 42.1 / 50 fps |
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx i7-13700H, GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU | SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 i7-13700H, GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU | Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 i5-13500H, GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU | Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 R7 7735HS, GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU | Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | -10% | -7% | -10% | -4% | -14% | -9% | |
| off / environment * | 22.22 | 23.5 -6% | 23.2 -4% | 21.46 3% | 22.7 -2% | 20.96 6% | 25 -13% |
| Idle Minimum * | 22.22 | 23.5 -6% | 23.2 -4% | 22.08 1% | 22.8 -3% | 25.28 -14% | 26 -17% |
| Idle Average * | 22.22 | 23.5 -6% | 23.2 -4% | 22.08 1% | 22.8 -3% | 25.28 -14% | 27 -22% |
| Idle Maximum * | 22.22 | 26 -17% | 23.2 -4% | 22.08 1% | 22.8 -3% | 25.28 -14% | 28 -26% |
| Load Average * | 42.03 | 43.6 -4% | 35.1 16% | 52.98 -26% | 43.8 -4% | 51.88 -23% | 40 5% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 42.1 | 48.7 -16% | 52.5 -25% | 52.7 -25% | 43.8 -4% | 49 -16% | 39 7% |
| Load Maximum * | 42.1 | 49.1 -17% | 52.5 -25% | 52.67 -25% | 47.1 -12% | 51.8 -23% | 41 3% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
The Pavilion Plus 16 employs a dual-fan dual-heatpipe system to cool the CPU and GPU. During our stress tests, this setup is pushed the limits with surface temperatures reaching 49.6°C at the top and 45.8°C at the bottom.
Although the device can be comfortably used on the lap for light tasks, it can get uncomfortable under heavy workloads.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 49.6 °C / 121 F, compared to the average of 36.9 °C / 98 F, ranging from 21.1 to 71 °C for the class Multimedia.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 45.8 °C / 114 F, compared to the average of 39.1 °C / 102 F
(±) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 32.3 °C / 90 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(-) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 39.7 °C / 103 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (35 °C / 95 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.8 °C / 83.8 F (-6.2 °C / -11.2 F).
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU | SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU | Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 Intel Core i5-13500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU | Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU | Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | 10% | 6% | -2% | 19% | -1% | 22% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 49.6 | 48.5 2% | 47.8 4% | 49.2 1% | 42.2 15% | 42.6 14% | 41 17% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 45.8 | 52.8 -15% | 42.2 8% | 54 -18% | 49 -7% | 48.4 -6% | 44 4% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 39.2 | 27.6 30% | 35.2 10% | 33.6 14% | 24.4 38% | 39.4 -1% | 23 41% |
| Idle Bottom * | 35.4 | 27 24% | 35 1% | 37.6 -6% | 25.2 29% | 39.8 -12% | 26 27% |
* ... smaller is better
Stress Test
During a Prime95 in-place large FFTs stress, the Pavilion Plus 16's Core i7-13700H clocks an average of 2,2 GHz while consuming an average 53 W package power.
Adding FurMark results in the Core i7-13700H and the RTX 3050 competing for power resulting in intermittent clock rise and fall for both the CPU and the GPU.
On average, the Core i7-13700H can only clock up to 1.96 GHz while the RTX 3050 does 910 MHz while consuming 41 W and 39 W average, respectively.
Things become a lot more predictable with The Witcher 3 at 1080p Ultra. The RTX 3050 is now able to nearly utilize its maximum TGP close to 60 W consistently.
Interestingly, the core temperatures start dropping after a while even when the CPU/GPU clocks and power remain relatively unchanged.
| Stress Test | CPU Clock (GHz) | GPU Clock (MHz) | Average CPU Temperature (°C) | Average GPU Temperature (°C) |
| System Idle | 3.74 | — | 52 | 31.1 |
| Prime95 | 2.1 | — | 86 | 67.4 |
| Prime95 + FurMark | 1.93 | 735 | 86 | 73.5 |
| The Witcher 3 1080p Ultra | 2.2 | 1,717 | 71 | 74.2 |
Speakers
The Pavilion Plus 16 comes with a pair of stereo speakers that have a reasonably loud 74.2 dB(A) output, which should suffice in most average-sized rooms. The bass is perceivable but not very prominent. However, the mids and highs are relatively well-defined.
Nevertheless, users can get better audio via external speakers or Bluetooth 5.3.
HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (74.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.6% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 37% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 54% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 24% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 69% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (4.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Energy Management: Economical power draws and good battery life
Power Consumption
The Pavilion Plus 16 consumes relatively less power for the given hardware overall. While the Schenker Vision 14 M23 and the Lenovo Slim Pro 7 are more frugal in average load and The Witcher 3, the Pavilion Plus 16 is more economical under max load.
The supplied 135 W power adapter is more than adequate to power the laptop under stress.
| Off / Standby | 0.087 / 0.16 Watt |
| Idle | 3.3 / 7.3 / 14.24 Watt |
| Load |
91.7 / 115.8 Watt |
   
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| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx i7-13700H, GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 i7-13700H, GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU, IPS, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 i5-13500H, GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, , 2880x1800, 14.00 | Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 R7 7735HS, GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU, IPS, 2560x1600, 14.50 | Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, OLED, 3200x2000, 16.00 | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, AMOLED, 2880x1800, 16.00 | Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU | Average of class Multimedia | |
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| Power Consumption | -2% | -100% | 6% | -30% | -141% | 20% | -14% | -35% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 3.3 | 5.2 -58% | 15.6 -373% | 4.96 -50% | 7.6 -130% | 21.06 -538% | 3 9% | 5.37 ? -63% | 7.29 ? -121% |
| Idle Average * | 7.3 | 7.8 -7% | 17.7 -142% | 7.54 -3% | 12.2 -67% | 24.27 -232% | 5 32% | 9.1 ? -25% | 11.8 ? -62% |
| Idle Maximum * | 14.24 | 9 37% | 20.6 -45% | 9.31 35% | 12.8 10% | 25.12 -76% | 11 23% | 12 ? 16% | 14.6 ? -3% |
| Load Average * | 91.7 | 78.6 14% | 87.4 5% | 83.4 9% | 76.5 17% | 52.4 43% | 72 21% | 82.3 ? 10% | 77.7 ? 15% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 96.2 | 86.8 10% | 121.7 -27% | 73.3 24% | 89.5 7% | 110.2 -15% | 69.7 28% | ||
| Load Maximum * | 115.8 | 121.2 -5% | 138 -19% | 91.74 21% | 135.7 -17% | 146 -26% | 108 7% | 124.2 ? -7% | 121 ? -4% |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption: The Witcher 3 / Stress test
Power Consumption: External monitor
Battery Life
The potent but low-powered internals help with good battery life. At 150 nits brightness, the Pavilion Plus 16's 68 WHr battery could achieve nearly 10.5 hours of web browsing and 12 hours of 1080p video playback, which are impressive run times.
| HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx i7-13700H, GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU, 68 Wh | SCHENKER Vision 14 M23 RTX 3050 i7-13700H, GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU, 99 Wh | Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 86 Wh | Asus VivoBook 14X K3405 i5-13500H, GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, 63 Wh | Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 R7 7735HS, GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU, 73 Wh | Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, 96 Wh | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, 76 Wh | Average of class Multimedia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | 16% | -9% | -18% | 1% | -11% | 2% | -5% | |
| H.264 | 720 | 626 -13% | 585 -19% | 803 12% | 710 ? -1% | |||
| WiFi v1.3 | 624 | 723 16% | 566 -9% | 486 -22% | 628 1% | 606 -3% | 576 -8% | 572 ? -8% |
| Reader / Idle | 1055 | 1093 | 933 ? | |||||
| Load | 85 | 67 | 106 | 97.7 ? | ||||
| Witcher 3 ultra | 75 | 81.8 ? |
Pros
Cons
Verdict: Great potential held back by compromises
The HP Pavilion Plus 16 checks most boxes one would expect from a modern multimedia laptop for work and entertainment. The Pavilion Plus 16 features an all-metal construction that exudes a premium feel with no unnecessary flexes, and a port selection that covers the essentials.
The 2560 x 1600 120 Hz panel does not boast of HDR or extensive Adobe RGB and Display P3 coverage as seen with the Pavilion Plus 14's 2.8K OLED panel. However, it gets the basics right with decent response times and no PWM flickering.
The HP Pavilion Plus 16 makes for a capable all-round multimedia and productivity laptop, but the asking price could have ideally packed in an RTX 4050 at least."
Performance limitations become apparent once you start comparing it with the competition. The 60 W PL2 proves especially disadvantageous for the Pavilion Plus 16 in multi-core when compared to the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 and even the Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16, which feature a higher wattage Core i7-13700H.
HP could have easily allowed for 80 W PL2 or more in an additional power profile to maximize the chip's potential. However, the cooling subsystem already appears strained with the current configuration under load.
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB falls short of the Ada generation in terms of performance and power efficiency. Although 1080p gaming sees a noticeable uptick from the RTX 3050 4 GB, synthetic tests do not show much of an incentive.
For an asking price of US$1,350 on HP's site, the Pavilion Plus 16 is US$100 pricier than the Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 that offers a 60 W RTX 4060 and a better-performing Core i7-13700H. That being said, the Pavilion Plus 16 is priced cheaper than the Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 in the Indian market.
The Asus VivoBook Pro 16 with a 3.2K OLED display, Core i9-13900H, and up to an RTX 4060 is an excellent alternative for budding creators as long as the plastic and the additional US$300 premium don't hold you back.
Price and Availability
The tested HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx can be had from the official HP India website for ₹1,24,999. The laptop can also be configured on the HP US site for US$1,350.
Amazon India offers the Pavilion Plus 16 without the RTX 3050 dGPU for ₹1,25,900.
HP Pavilion Plus 16-ab0456tx
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02/07/2024 v7
Vaidyanathan Subramaniam
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The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.
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