2019 HP OMEN 15 vs. Intel MacBook Air: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between 2019 HP OMEN 15 and Intel MacBook Air specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

2019 HP OMEN 15 Pros

Reasons that 2019 HP OMEN 15 is better than Intel MacBook Air.

Newer manufacturing

2019 vs. 2020

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-10885H inside 2019 HP OMEN 15 has a 124% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1060NG7 inside Intel MacBook Air.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2019 HP OMEN 15 - Intel Core i9-10885H
6,788
2019 HP OMEN 15 - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
2019 HP OMEN 15 - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i7-1060NG7
3,018
Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i5-1030NG7
2,818
Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i3-1000NG4
1,942
Supports larger memory

The 2019 HP OMEN 15 supports a larger memory capacity than the Intel MacBook Air. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Intel MacBook Air.

Max system memory size
2019 HP OMEN 15
32 GB
Intel MacBook Air
16 GB
Upgradable memory

The 2019 HP OMEN 15 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Intel MacBook Air since it has onboard memory.

Memory2019 HP OMEN 15Intel MacBook Air
Slots
x2
Onboard
TypeDDR4LPDDR4X
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

17% larger display

The 2019 HP OMEN 15 has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Intel MacBook Air.

Display size
2019 HP OMEN 15
15.6-inch
Intel MacBook Air
13.3-inch

Intel MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that Intel MacBook Air is better than 2019 HP OMEN 15.

Supports faster memory

Intel MacBook Air supports a faster memory speed than the 2019 HP OMEN 15. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the 2019 HP OMEN 15.

Memory type and speed
Intel MacBook Air - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
2019 HP OMEN 15 - DDR4
2,933 MHz
About 44% lighter

Intel MacBook Air weighed 2.8 pounds, 44% lighter than the 4.92 pounds 2019 HP OMEN 15.

Weight2019 HP OMEN 15Intel MacBook Air
Pound
4.92 lbs.
2.8 lbs.
Kilogram
2.23 kg
1.27 kg

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

2019 HP OMEN 15 Price
Omen by HP 2019 15-Inch Gaming Laptop, Intel i7-9750H Processor, NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti (6 GB), 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, VR Ready, Windows 10 Home (15-dc1020nr, Black)
Omen by HP 2019 15-Inch Gaming Laptop, Intel i7-9750H Processor, NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti (6 GB), 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, VR Ready, Windows 10 Home (15-dc1020nr, Black)
By OMEN
$899.00
OMEN by HP 2019 15-inch Gaming Laptop, 9th Gen Intel i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 with Max-Q (8 GB), 16 GB RAM, 512 GB Solid-State Drive, VR Ready, Windows 10 Home (15-dc1060nr, Shadow Black)
OMEN by HP 2019 15-inch Gaming Laptop, 9th Gen Intel i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 with Max-Q (8 GB), 16 GB RAM, 512 GB Solid-State Drive, VR Ready, Windows 10 Home (15-dc1060nr, Shadow Black)
By HP
$2,299.00
OMEN by HP 2019 15-Inch Gaming Laptop, Intel i7-9750H Processor, GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB, 32 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, VR Ready, Windows 10 Home (15-dc1047nr, Black)
OMEN by HP 2019 15-Inch Gaming Laptop, Intel i7-9750H Processor, GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB, 32 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, VR Ready, Windows 10 Home (15-dc1047nr, Black)
By OMEN
$2,199.00
Intel MacBook Air Price
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch Retina display, 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 128GB) - Space Gray (Renewed)
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch Retina display, 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 128GB) - Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$370.28
Early 2020 Apple MacBook Air with 1.1GHz Intel Core i3 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Gold (Renewed)
Early 2020 Apple MacBook Air with 1.1GHz Intel Core i3 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Gold (Renewed)
By Apple
$466.98
Early 2020 Apple MacBook Air with 1.1 GHz Intel Core i5 (13 inch, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
Early 2020 Apple MacBook Air with 1.1 GHz Intel Core i5 (13 inch, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$469.95

Availability

2019 HP OMEN 15Intel MacBook Air
Released20192020
Release DateUpdated in 2020 with Intel 10th Gen and more graphics options.
  • Announced on March 18th, 2020
  • Available on March 18th, 2020
Pricing-
  • $999 - Intel Core i3 | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
  • $1,299 - Intel Core i5 | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD
Generations

Exterior

2019 HP OMEN 15Intel MacBook Air
Dimensions14.17” x 10.24” x 0.78” (360 x 260 x 19.8 mm)
  • Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
  • Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
  • Height: 0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)
Weight4.92 lb (2.23 kg)Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)
Colors
Shadow black
Gold Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Full-size island-style dragon red legend 1-zone lighting red-backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and 26-Key Rollover
    • Full-size island-style white legend 4-zone lighting RGB backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and 26-Key Rollover
  • Touchpad
    • Touchpad with multi-touch gesture support
Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
  • 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display

2019 HP OMEN 15Intel MacBook Air
Size15.6 Inches13.3 Inches
Info
  • FHD 60Hz
    15.6" diagonal FHD 60 Hz IPS anti-glare micro-edge WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
  • FHD 144Hz
    15.6" diagonal FHD 144 Hz IPS anti-glare micro-edge WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
  • FHD 300Hz
    15.6" diagonal FHD, 300 Hz, IPS, anti-glare, micro-edge, WLED-backlit, 300 nits (1920 x 1080)
  • 4K 60Hz
    15.6" diagonal 4K UWVA BrightView micro-edge AMOLED (3840 x 2160)
Retina display
  • 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
  • Supported scaled resolutions:
    • 1680 by 1050
    • 1440 by 900
    • 1024 by 640
  • 16:10 aspect ratio
  • True Tone technology

Ports

2019 HP OMEN 15Intel MacBook Air
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3
    Supports 40Gbps signaling rate with SuperSpeed USB Type-C® 10Gbps signaling rate (DisplayPort™ 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1
    Supports SuperSpeed USB Type-C® 5Gbps signaling rate (DisplayPort™ 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 1 x USB Type-A
    Supports SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate (HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 2 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
    Supports SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate
  • 1 x RJ-45
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0a.
  • 1 x Mini DisplayPort™.
  • 1 x Full-size SDXC card reader.
  • 1 x headphone/microphone combo
    Supports DTS:X Ultra
  • 1 x DC-in
Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for:
  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

Internal Specs

2019 HP OMEN 15Intel MacBook Air
Processor
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1000NG4
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.10 → 3.20 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 9W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1030NG7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.10 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 10W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1060NG7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 3.80 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 10W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1000NG4
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1030NG7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1060NG7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory
  • 8GB 12GB 16GB 32GB
  • 2666 MHz DDR4 RAM
    Intel 9th Gen models
  • 2933 MHz DDR4 RAM
    Intel 10th Gen models
  • 2 x SO-DIMM Slots
8GB
Configurable to 16GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti
    Video memory: 4GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti
    Video memory: 6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 with Max-Q design
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  •  NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER™ with Max-Q design
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 with Max-Q design
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  •  NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™ with Max-Q design
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
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Storage
  • 1 x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3 SSD slot
  • 1 x 2.5” SATA HDD
256GB 512GB
Configurable to 1TB and 2TB SSD

Connectivity

2019 HP OMEN 15Intel MacBook Air
Wi-Fi
  • Intel® Wireless-AC 9560 802.11 b/g/n/ac (2x2) Wi-Fi®
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX 201 (2x2)
  • 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
BluetoothBluetooth® 5Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
EthernetGigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps
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Battery

2019 HP OMEN 15Intel MacBook Air
Size69 Wh (6-cell Li-ion polymer battery)49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life
  • Up to 4 hours and 30 minutes (mixed usage)
  • Up to 2 hours and 30 minutes (video playback)
  • Up to 2 hours and 15 minutes (wireless streaming)
  • Up to 11 hours wireless web
  • Up to 12 hours Apple TV app movie playback
  • Up to 30 days of standby time
Power Supply200 W Smart AC power adapter30W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software

2019 HP OMEN 15Intel MacBook Air
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Shipped with macOS Catalina
Built-in Apps
OMEN Command Center HP Jumstart HP Support Assistant HP BIOS Protection OMEN Audio Control HP Audio Switch HP Connection Optimizer Dropbox Office trail McAfee LiveSafe™ security trail
Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio

2019 HP OMEN 15Intel MacBook Air
Camera
  • HP Wide Vision HD camera
  • Integrated dual array digital microphone
720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio
  • Audio by Bang & Olufsen
  • Dual speakers
  • HP Audio Boost
  • DTS:X Ultra Technology
    Authentic, spatially accurate 3D sound to provide the best entertainment experience.
  • Stereo speakers
  • Wide stereo sound
  • Support for Dolby Atmos playback
  • Three-mic array with directional beamforming
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc

2019 HP OMEN 15Intel MacBook Air
Sensors-
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
Security-
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box-
  • MacBook Air
  • 30W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty
  • 1-year limited hardware warranty (information at www.hp.com/support).
  • 90-day phone support (from date of purchase).
  • Complimentary chat support within warranty period (at www.hp.com/go/contacthp).
Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More-Video Support
  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
    • One external 6K display with 6016-by-3384 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors, or
    • One external 5K display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors, or
    • Up to two external 4K displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors
  • Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
    • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
    • VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features

2019 HP OMEN 15Intel MacBook Air
At Glance
Released in Early
2019
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 300Hz
Weight
4.92 lb
2.23 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-10885H
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,196
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,788
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
2933 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2080 SUPER
8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q
Released in Early
2020
16:10 QHD+
13.3”
1600p 60Hz
Weight
2.8 lb
1.27 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C/8T, 1.20 → 3.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,119
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,018
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X

Comparison Summary

2019 HP OMEN 15 vs. Intel MacBook Air

HP has released the OMEN 15, a 15.6-inch machine, in early-2019. It is powered by up to an octa-core Intel Core i9-10885H with a boost clock speed up to 5.30 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER with 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.

On the other hand, we have the 13.3-inch Intel MacBook Air was introduced by Apple about a year later in early-2020. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1060NG7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.80 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics (64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz).

Geekbench 5 Single Core

2019 HP OMEN 151
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04487.29%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H1,13494.82%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H1,196100.00%
Intel MacBook Air1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1000NG497881.77%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1030NG71,05688.29%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1060NG71,11993.56%
01,196

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

2019 HP OMEN 151
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,88071.89%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H5,41279.73%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H6,788100.00%
Intel MacBook Air1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1000NG41,94228.61%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1030NG72,81841.51%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1060NG73,01844.46%
06,788

The 2019 HP OMEN 15 has a 15.6-inch display which is considerably larger than the 13.3-inch Intel MacBook Air. In addition, the 2019 HP OMEN 15 weighs 4.92 lbs. about 75% heavier than the 2.8 lbs. Intel MacBook Air. Moreover, measured at 14.17” x 10.24” x 0.78”, the 2019 HP OMEN 15 is much bulkier than the Intel MacBook Air at 11.97” x 8.36” x 0.63”.

2019 HP OMEN 15Intel MacBook Air

Moving over to upgradability, HP claims that the 2019 HP OMEN 15 supports up to 32GB 2933 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage.

For Intel MacBook Air, it supports up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Unlike 2019 HP OMEN 15, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users.

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