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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Build Quality
    3. Hinge
    4. Portability
    5. Serviceability
    6. In The Box
  5. Display
    1. Screen Specs
    2. Refresh Rate
    3. Contrast
    4. Brightness
    5. Reflections
    6. Black Uniformity
    7. Horizontal Viewing Angle
    8. Vertical Viewing Angle
    9. Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
    10. Color Gamut
    11. Flicker
  6. Interface
    1. Keyboard
    2. Touchpad
    3. Speakers
    4. Webcam & Microphone
  7. Connectivity
    1. Ports
    2. Wireless Communication
  8. Configuration
    1. CPU
    2. GPU
    3. RAM
    4. Storage
  9. Performance
    1. Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
    2. Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
    3. Blender (3D Rendering)
    4. Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
    5. Storage Drive Performance
    6. Battery
    7. Borderlands 3
    8. Civilization VI
    9. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
    10. Counter-Strike 2
    11. Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
    12. Thermals And Noise
    13. Performance Over Time
  10. Additional Features And Software
    1. Software
    2. Extra Features
  11. Comments

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) vs HP Victus 16 (2021)

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
HP Victus 16 (2021)

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Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Picture
HP Victus 16 (2021) Picture

Variants

  • MacBook Pro 16 (‎MVVM2L/A) (Silver - i9-9880H/Radeon Pro 5500M/16GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MVVJ2LL/A) (Space Gray - i7-9750H/Radeon Pro 5300M/16GB/512GB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (‎MVVK2LL/A) (Space Gray - i9-9880H/Radeon Pro 5500M/16GB/1TB)
  • Victus 16 (16-d0018ca) (Ceramic White - FHD/144Hz/250 nits/i5-11400H/RTX 3050//16GB/512GB)
  • Victus 16 (16-d0068ns) (Ceramic White - FHD/144Hz/250 nits/i5-11400H/RTX 3050/16GB/512GB)
  • Victus 16 (16-d0018ns) (Mica Silver - FHD/144Hz/250 nits/i7/RTX 3050/16GB1TB)
  • Victus 16 (16-d0065ng) (Mica Silver - FHD/144Hz/250 nits/i7/RTX 3050Ti/16GB/512GB)
  • Victus 16 (16-d0003sl) (Mica Silver - FHD/144Hz/250 nits/i7/RTX 3060/16GB/1TB)
  • Victus 16 (16-d0076ng) (Mica Silver - FHD/144Hz/250 nits/i7/RTX 3060/16GB/1TB)
  • Victus 16 (16-d0274ng) (Mica Silver - FHD/144Hz/250 nits/i7/RTX 3060/16GB/512GB)
  • Victus 16 (16-d0020nr) (Mica Silver - FHD/60Hz/300 nits/i5-11260H/RTX 3050/8GB/512GB)
  • Victus 16 (16-d0028ca) (Mica Silver - QHD/i7/RTX 3060/16GB/1TB)
  • Victus 16 (16-d0085ng) (Mica Silver - QHD/i7/RTX 3060/16GB/1TB)
  • Victus 16 (16-d0008ca) (Performance Blue - FHD/144Hz/250 nits/i5-11400H/RTX 3050/16GB/512GB)
  • Victus 16 (16-d0069ns) (Performance Blue - FHD/144Hz/250 nits/i7/RTX 3050/16GB/512GB)
  • Victus 16 (16-d0067ns) (Performance Blue - FHD/60Hz/250 nits/i5-11400H/GTX 1650/16GB/512GB)
  • Victus 16 (16-d0023dx) (Performance Blue - FHD/60Hz/300 nits/i5-11400H/RTX 3050/8GB/256GB)

Our Verdict

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)

HP Victus 16 (2021)

The HP Victus 16 (2021) and the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) are very different. The HP is a budget gaming laptop that runs Windows, while the Apple laptop is a more premium productivity-focused laptop that runs macOS. The HP is available with more powerful CPUs and GPUs, so you can use it as a workstation too. However, the Apple laptop provides a much better user experience because it has a sharper, brighter, and more colorful display, a much better haptic touchpad, and a higher-quality webcam for video calls. The Apple laptop's build feels sturdier, its battery lasts longer, and its slimmer and compact design makes it more portable.

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Main Differences for
School

Threshold 

0.10

School 

7.9
6.8

Portability 
 

7.7
5.8

Battery 
 

7.2
5.3

Build Quality 
 

9.5
7.5

Touchpad 
 

9.7
8.3

Keyboard 
 

6.9
8.0

Brightness  
 

8.7
6.4

Full Comparison

Design

Style 
 

Style Photo  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Style Photo
HP Victus 16 (2021) Style Photo

Form Factor 
 

Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
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Build Quality 
 

9.5
7.5

Build Quality Photo  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Build Quality Photo
HP Victus 16 (2021) Build Quality Photo
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Hinge 
 

9.1
9.0

Hinge Photo  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Hinge Photo
HP Victus 16 (2021) Hinge Photo

Range 
 

134°
130°

Stability 
 

Good
Good

One Finger Lift 
 

Yes
Yes
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Portability 
 

7.7
5.8

Dimensions Photo  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Dimensions Photo
HP Victus 16 (2021) Dimensions Photo

Size 
 

16"
16.1"

Thickness 
 

0.6" (1.6 cm)
1.1" (2.9 cm)

Width 
 

14.1" (35.8 cm)
14.6" (37.1 cm)

Depth 
 

9.7" (24.7 cm)
10.2" (26.0 cm)

Volume 
 

86.2 in³ (1,411.9 cm³)
170.7 in³ (2,797.3 cm³)

Weight 
 

4.3 lbs (2.0 kg)
5.3 lbs (2.4 kg)

Charger Size 
 

11.3 in³ (185.6 cm³)
19.8 in³ (323.9 cm³)

Charger Weight 
 

0.8 lbs (0.4 kg)
1.3 lbs (0.6 kg)
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Serviceability 
 

2.8
8.9

Internals Photo  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Internals Photo
HP Victus 16 (2021) Internals Photo

Ease Of Access 
 

5.5
8.5

RAM Slots 
 

0
2

Storage Slots 
 

0
2

Replaceable Battery 
 

No
Yes

Replaceable Wireless Adapter 
 

No
Yes
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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) In The Box Photo
HP Victus 16 (2021) In The Box Photo
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Display

Screen Specs 
 

Display Photo  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Display Photo
HP Victus 16 (2021) Display Photo

Resolution 
 

3072 x 1920
1920 x 1080

Aspect Ratio 
 

16:10
16:9

Pixel Density 
 

226 PPI
137 PPI

Panel Type 
 

IPS
IPS

Touch Screen 
 

No
No

Screen-To-Body Ratio 
 

87%
79%
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Refresh Rate 
 

5.9
7.9

Motion Blur  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Motion Blur
HP Victus 16 (2021) Motion Blur

Refresh Rate 
 

60 Hz
144 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

No
No
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Contrast 
 

7.6
7.6

Contrast Photo  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Contrast Photo
HP Victus 16 (2021) Contrast Photo

Native Contrast 
 

1,496 : 1
1,468 : 1
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Brightness 
 

8.7
6.4

Maximum Brightness 
 

496 cd/m²
253 cd/m²

Minimum Brightness 
 

5 cd/m²
12 cd/m²
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Reflections 
 

8.9
7.9

Reflections Photo Off  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Reflections Photo Off
HP Victus 16 (2021) Reflections Photo Off

Reflections Photo Max  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Reflections Photo Max
HP Victus 16 (2021) Reflections Photo Max

Screen Finish 
 

Glossy
Matte

Total Reflections 
 

1.69%
3.78%

Indirect Reflections 
 

0.17%
3.67%

Calculated Direct Reflections 
 

1.52%
1.11%
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Black Uniformity 
 

8.3
7.9

Black Uniformity Photo  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Black Uniformity Photo
HP Victus 16 (2021) Black Uniformity Photo

Uniformity (Std. Dev.) 
 

0.777%
0.868%
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Horizontal Viewing Angle 
 

6.8
6.5

Horizontal Viewing Angle Video  

Horizontal Chroma Picture  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Horizontal Chroma Picture
HP Victus 16 (2021) Horizontal Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Left 
 

25°
26°

Color Washout From Right 
 

27°
26°

Horizontal Hue Picture  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Horizontal Hue Picture
HP Victus 16 (2021) Horizontal Hue Picture

Color Shift From Left 
 

40°
32°

Color Shift From Right 
 

44°
37°

Horizontal Lightness Picture  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Horizontal Lightness Picture
HP Victus 16 (2021) Horizontal Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Left 
 

29°
28°

Brightness Loss From Right 
 

28°
29°

Black Level Raise From Left 
 

60°
60°

Black Level Raise From Right 
 

60°
60°

Gamma Shift From Left 
 

33°
23°

Gamma Shift From Right 
 

35°
25°
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Vertical Viewing Angle 
 

6.6
6.1

Vertical Viewing Angle Video  

Vertical Chroma Picture  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Vertical Chroma Picture
HP Victus 16 (2021) Vertical Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Below 
 

24°
26°

Color Washout From Above 
 

26°
27°

Vertical Hue Picture  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Vertical Hue Picture
HP Victus 16 (2021) Vertical Hue Picture

Color Shift From Below 
 

37°
36°

Color Shift From Above 
 

44°
31°

Vertical Lightness Picture  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Vertical Lightness Picture
HP Victus 16 (2021) Vertical Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Below 
 

28°
27°

Brightness Loss From Above 
 

30°
28°

Black Level Raise From Below 
 

45°
45°

Black Level Raise From Above 
 

45°
26°

Gamma Shift From Below 
 

28°
27°

Gamma Shift From Above 
 

25°
27°
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Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy 
 

9.4
4.0

White Balance Screencap  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) White Balance Screencap
HP Victus 16 (2021) White Balance Screencap

Gamma Curve Screencap  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Gamma Curve Screencap
HP Victus 16 (2021) Gamma Curve Screencap

Color Screencap  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Color Screencap
HP Victus 16 (2021) Color Screencap

Avg. White Balance dE 
 

2.0274
4.89

Avg. Gamma 
 

2.1628
2.38

Avg. Color dE 
 

1.3813
6.37

Avg. Color Temperature 
 

6,899.1 K
6,051.7 K
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Color Gamut 
 

9.5
4.1

Gamut SDR  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Gamut SDR
HP Victus 16 (2021) Gamut SDR

sRGB xy 
 

99.99%
66.97%

sRGB uv 
 

99.99%
53.22%

Adobe RGB xy 
 

88.38%
49.83%

Adobe RGB uv 
 

93.57%
46.04%

Gamut HDR  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Gamut HDR
HP Victus 16 (2021) Gamut HDR

DCI P3 xy 
 

99.88%
49.54%

DCI P3 uv 
 

99.82%
42.77%

Rec. 2020 xy 
 

73.42%
35.55%

Rec. 2020 uv 
 

76.37%
31.18%
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Flicker 
 

10
10

Flicker Graph  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Flicker Graph
HP Victus 16 (2021) Flicker Graph

Flicker-Free 
 

Yes
Yes

Flicker Frequency 
 

No Flicker
No Flicker

Flicker Active Below 
 

0%
0%
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Interface

Keyboard 
 

6.9
8.0

Keyboard Photo  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Keyboard Photo
HP Victus 16 (2021) Keyboard Photo

Typing Quality 
 

6.5
8.0

Numpad 
 

No
Yes

Backlighting 
 

Adjustable
On / Off

Key Switch Actuation Graph  

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Operating Force 
 

62 gf
69 gf

Actuation Force 
 

44 gf
35 gf

Pre-Travel 
 

0.82 mm
1.04 mm

Total Travel 
 

1.09 mm
1.46 mm
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Touchpad 
 

9.7
8.3

Touchpad Photo  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Touchpad Photo
HP Victus 16 (2021) Touchpad Photo

Tracking Quality 
 

9.5
8.5

Size 
 

24.8 in² (160.0 cm²)
15.4 in² (99.5 cm²)

Material 
 

Glass
Plastic

Dedicated Buttons 
 

No
No
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Speakers 
 

8.9
7.5

Frequency Response Plot  

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See details on graph tool

Max Volume 
 

82 dB SPL
72 dB SPL

Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

5.9 dB
4.6 dB

Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

2.2
0.6

Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.) 
 

155 Hz
298 Hz

Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.) 
 

20 kHz
13 kHz

Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol. 
 

2.1 dB
0.3 dB
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Webcam & Microphone 
 

8.2
7.4

Webcam Video Sample  

Video Quality 
 

8.5
7.5

Resolution 
 

720p
720p

Position 
 

Top Center
Top Center

Privacy Cover 
 

No
No

Face Unlock 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Ports 
 

6.5
8.0

Ports Photo  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Ports Photo
HP Victus 16 (2021) Ports Photo

USB-A Ports 
 

0
3

USB-C Ports 
 

4
1

Thunderbolt 
 

Thunderbolt 3
No

USB-C Charging 
 

Yes
No

USB-C Display Out 
 

Yes
Yes

HDMI 
 

No
2.1

DisplayPort 
 

No
No

3.5mm Jack 
 

Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone

Card Reader 
 

No
SD UHS 1

Ethernet 
 

No
Yes

Proprietary Port 
 

No
No

Security Lock 
 

No
No
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Wireless Communication 
 

Wi-Fi 
 

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

Bluetooth 
 

5.0
5.0
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Configuration

CPU 
 

Brand 
 

Intel
Intel

Model 
 

Core i9-9880H
Core i5-11400H

Core Count 
 

8
6

Thread Count 
 

16
12
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GPU 
 

Brand 
 

AMD
NVIDIA

Model 
 

Radeon Pro 5500M
GeForce RTX 3050

Dedicated/Integrated 
 

Dedicated
Dedicated

VRAM Size 
 

4 GB
4 GB
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RAM 
 

Capacity 
 

16 GB
16 GB

Modules 
 

2 (Soldered)
2

Type 
 

DDR4
DDR4

Speed 
 

2,667 MHz
2,933 MHz
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Storage 
 

Advertised Capacity 
 

1,000 GB
512 GB

Usable Capacity 
 

983 GB
445 GB

Drive 1 
 

Apple SSD AP1024N
KIOXIA KXG60ZNV512G

Drive 1 Type  

SSD
SSD

Drive 2 
 

No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive

Drive 2 Type  

No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
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Performance

Geekbench 5 (Synthetics) 
 

8.5
9.3

Geekbench Image  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Geekbench Image
HP Victus 16 (2021) Geekbench Image

CPU Single-Thread 
 

1,164 points
1,538 points

CPU Multi-Thread 
 

6,795 points
7,402 points

GPU Compute 
 

28,987 points
61,740 points
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Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering) 
 

8.9
9.4

Cinebench R23 Photo  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Cinebench R23 Photo
HP Victus 16 (2021) Cinebench R23 Photo

Single-Thread 
 

1,191 points
1,474 points

Multi-Thread 
 

8,792 points
8,777 points
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Blender (3D Rendering) 
 

7.8
8.5

Blender Image  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Blender Image
HP Victus 16 (2021) Blender Image

CPU Render Time 
 

4.4 min
4.7 min

GPU Render Time 
 

N/A
1.3 min

GPU Render Time (Optix) 
 

N/A
48 s
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Basemark GPU (Game Scene) 
 

6.9
8.1

Basemark Image  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Basemark Image
HP Victus 16 (2021) Basemark Image

Overall Score 
 

37,312
57,951
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Storage Drive Performance 
 

9.5
9.5

Storage Performance Image  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Storage Performance Image
HP Victus 16 (2021) Storage Performance Image

Sequential Write Speed 
 

1,886.2 MB/s
1,578.4 MB/s

Sequential Read Speed 
 

2,820.4 MB/s
2,906.3 MB/s

Random Write Speed 
 

97.1 MB/s
147.5 MB/s

Random Read Speed 
 

68.2 MB/s
58.9 MB/s
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Battery 
 

7.2
5.3

Capacity 
 

100 Wh
70 Wh

Battery Life (Web Browsing) 
 

9.6 hrs
5.4 hrs

Battery Life (Video Playback) 
 

6.5 hrs
4.8 hrs

Battery Life (Gaming) 
 

1.0 hrs
1.8 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.5 hrs
2.2 hrs
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Borderlands 3 
 

1.1
6.3

Borderlands 3 Graph  

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See details on graph tool

Avg. FPS 
 

7 fps
54 fps

1% Low 
 

1 fps
35 fps

0.1% Low 
 

1 fps
16 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

534 ms
10 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

946 ms
43 ms

Avg. FPS On Very Low 
 

30 fps
127 fps
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Civilization VI 
 

5.3
7.8

Civilization VI Graph  

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See details on graph tool

Avg. FPS 
 

43 fps
88 fps

1% Low 
 

23 fps
57 fps

0.1% Low 
 

22 fps
55 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

20 ms
6 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

22 ms
7 ms

Avg. FPS On Minimum 
 

80 fps
205 fps

Avg. Turn Time 
 

10.77 s
7.56 s
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 
 

8.8
9.5

CS:GO graph  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) CS:GO graph
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Avg. FPS 
 

110 fps
252 fps

1% Low 
 

N/A
145 fps

0.1% Low 
 

N/A
100 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

N/A
3 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

N/A
6 ms

Avg. FPS On Low 
 

143 fps
355 fps
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Counter-Strike 2 
 

CS2 Graph  

Avg. FPS 
 

1% Low 
 

0.1% Low 
 

1% Low Delta 
 

0.1% Low Delta 
 

Avg. FPS On Low 
 

Shadow Of The Tomb Raider 
 

6.0
7.7

SOTTR Graph  

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See details on graph tool

Avg. FPS 
 

49 fps
76 fps

1% Low 
 

31 fps
56 fps

0.1% Low 
 

16 fps
37 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

12 ms
5 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

44 ms
14 ms

Avg. FPS On Lowest 
 

71 fps
107 fps
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Thermals And Noise 
 

6.4
6.8

Keyboard Temps Picture  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Keyboard Temps Picture
HP Victus 16 (2021) Keyboard Temps Picture

Keyboard Temp While Idle 
 

29 °C (85 °F)
34 °C (93 °F)

Keyboard Temp Under Load 
 

50 °C (123 °F)
43 °C (109 °F)

Fan Noise While Idle 
 

25.0 dBA
30.0 dBA

Fan Noise Under Load 
 

50.0 dBA
51.5 dBA

Power & Fan Control App 
 

No
Yes
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Performance Over Time 
 

10
9.1

Performance Over Time Graph  

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Performance Over Time Image  

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Performance Over Time Image

CPU Temp (Cinebench) 
 

96 °C
67 °C

CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench) 
 

0% loss
5% loss

GPU Temp (Heaven) 
 

75 °C
67 °C

GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven) 
 

0% loss
0% loss
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Additional Features And Software

Software 
 

Operating System 
 

macOS
Windows 10

Additional Software 
 

None
Yes
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Extra Features 
 

RGB Illumination 
 

No
No

Touch Pen 
 

No
No

Secondary Display 
 

Yes
No

Biometrics 
 

Fingerprint Sensor
No
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Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)

HP Victus 16 (2021)

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