HP Omen 17 (2022) review
HP Omen 17 (2022) — from 2022, 2.79 kg, performance 70.
Technical specifications
| Type | Gaming |
| Release year | 2022 |
| Screen | 17.3" · 1920x1080 |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 12700H , Intel Core i7 12800HX |
| Graphics | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB , GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile 8GB , GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile 16GB |
| Max. RAM | 32 GB |
| Weight | 2.79 kg |
| Battery | 83 Wh |
Performance scores
HP Omen 17 (2022): the battery upgrade with the sideways sheet
The HP Omen 17 (2022) is the ladder's second rung: a Core i7 12700H with the same GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB and 32GB of memory at $737. The battery jumps to 83Wh, 17 percent above the gaming-class median — the named strength — while the performance index of 69.85 lands below the 2021 rung's 74.52 on our sheet, the pattern this batch's year-over-year Alienware pairs also record.
Where it holds up
The 83Wh battery is the hardware headline, and office at 90.31 is top-tier, a tier above the 2021 rung. Photo at 90 remains top-tier, modeling and CAD at 63 are mid-tier, gaming at 76 is high-band, and value at 64.2 is mid-tier. The i7 12700H is the rung's platform answer to the 2021 i5.
Where it falls short
Memory is the named weakness: 32GB against a class median of 64. Portability at 5.8 is low-band, the lineage signature. The honest ledger against the 2021 rung: $147 more buys the battery and the office tier, while performance (69.85 versus 74.52), gaming (76 versus 80), photo (90 versus 93), and value (64.2 versus 82.4) all move backward on this sheet. The 2023 rung at $922 posts the lineage's photo maximum at 99.
Price and depreciation
At $737 with an empty dollar ledger, the 14.76 percent annual class-level rate and first-year buyer exposure apply. The value reading of 64.2 mid-tier — against the 2021 rung's 82.4 high-band — is the sheet's own pricing of the upgrade: the battery is real, and the transaction is not.
Alternatives to consider
The HP Omen 17 (2021) at $590 — the better sheet at $147 less, minus the 83Wh battery. The HP Omen 17 (2023) at $922 posts photo at 99 and modeling at 66. The Alienware m15 R7 (2022) at the same $737 carries modeling at 95 in a 15-inch body if the desk-bound 17-inch format is negotiable.
Bottom line
Fairly priced for the class. The Omen 17 (2022) offers the lineage's battery answer at 83Wh with top-tier office and photo — against a 32GB ceiling, the 5.8 portability floor, and a sheet that its own cheaper predecessor beats on four axes. The ladder's skip-this-rung year.
🧭 Your context
Stage: Vague sense of need
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🎮 What it can run
⚙️ Configuration analysis
Top configuration easily handles AAA games at ultra settings, 4K video editing, and engineering applications.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 53) ↔ price (median 749.6).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 29) ↔ overall performance (median 73.9).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 100) ↔ battery life (median 2.5).
Omen 17 (2022): verdict
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