HP OmniBook 3 15.6" review

HP OmniBook 3 15.6 (2025) Review: The Sensible Middle of the Premium Line

The OmniBook 3 15.6 is HP's 2025 mainstream premium ultrabook: a Ryzen AI 5 340 with 32 GB of memory at $1,232, positioned as the workhorse tier of the OmniBook family rather than its showcase. The configuration sheet places it in the enthusiast band overall, and the pattern that emerges is a machine quietly strong at everyday work while the corners of the sheet stay honest about what it is not.

Where it holds up

Processor performance is the backbone here: a best CPU score of 87.88 sits 46.9 percent above the ultrabook-class median of 59.81, landing in the enthusiast band and the top quartile of the category. Reliability reads 85 against a class median of 51 — a 66.7 percent margin that suggests a build intended to survive daily carry. On the task axes, office work scores 84.85 in the high band and photo design reaches 70, also high, so document workflows and lightweight creative editing are both comfortably covered. The integrated graphics score of 18.47 stands 381 percent above the class median of 3.84 — modest in absolute terms, but the strongest kind of everyday-graphics showing the iGPU tier produces.

Where it falls short

Battery capacity is the flagged weakness: 41 Wh against a class median of 63, a 34.9 percent shortfall that will show up on long unplugged days. Gaming lands at 30 on the task sheet, in the low band, and the one measured entry backs that up honestly — Far Cry 5 does not clear its bar. Portability is mid at 49 for a 15.6-inch chassis, and modeling at 47 and engineering CAD at 47 both sit mid-tier, so this is not a machine for sustained 3D work.

Price and depreciation

At $1,232 the OmniBook 3 undercuts several 2026 OmniBook configurations by nearly $170 while carrying the same 32 GB of memory. The modeled depreciation curve for this class runs at 12 percent per year, a moderate pace; no listing anchor is available yet to project concrete two-year dollar figures.

Alternatives to consider

Within the same price and platform, the OmniBook 7 Aero 13.3 (2025) trades the 15.6-inch screen for a 89.2 portability reading — the highest in this batch — on the same Ryzen AI 5 340 silicon. If budget matters more than the premium chassis, the EliteBook 835 G11 at $1,007 offers 79.6 portability and a stronger 34.39 graphics score in a business frame. Buyers wanting the larger screen with dedicated graphics should look at the OmniBook 7 17.3 at the same $1,232, which posts a 66 graphics score on its RTX 4050.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class. The OmniBook 3 15.6 pairs an enthusiast-tier Ryzen processor with high-band office and photo scores, and asks you to accept a small battery and low-band gaming in exchange — a reasonable trade for a daily work machine.