MSI Raider GE76 12UHS vs HP Omen 15

To be sure, our video rundown isn't very demanding; expect far shorter runtime if you decide to do some gaming. (Like all gaming laptops, the GE76 Raider is incapable of maximum gaming performance on battery, so be prepared to take its 280-watt AC adapter with you.)

Nearly 10 hours of battery life from a gaming notebook, especially one packing an eight-core CPU, is remarkable. This kind of unplugged life gives the Omen 15 an undeniable measure of practicality. Its ability to automatically switch off its dedicated Nvidia graphics card in favor of the CPU's integrated Radeon graphics is a leading reason it can last so long.

So what are you paying all this money for? Frame rates. Pure, simple, raw frame rates.

The only real issues I have with the computer are hardware issues aside from the performance. PROS : - Incredible CPU performance. This computer will handle anything without blinking. It's a tank

The Raider performed as well as it should have in the synthetic tests. Its real-world gaming scores are objectively good, too, but they're hard to differentiate from the Alienware's, and the Legion 7i's faster CPU and slightly higher-wattage GPU put it far out in front. The big MSI's 45-watt CPU likely limited its frame rates in Rainbow Six Siege at low settings, where I was hoping to make full use of its 360Hz display.

RTX 2070 Max-Q and hexa-core gaming for 2,000 Euros (~US$2,279) is still good value for money though.