Intel MacBook Air vs. 2019 HP OMEN 15: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Intel MacBook Air and 2019 HP OMEN 15 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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.

WeightIntel MacBook Air2019 HP OMEN 15
Pound
2.8 lbs.
4.92 lbs.
Kilogram
1.27 kg
2.23 kg

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.

MemoryIntel MacBook Air2019 HP OMEN 15
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeLPDDR4XDDR4
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

Prices

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

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
$379.00
2017 Apple Macbook Air with 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Silver (Renewed)
2017 Apple Macbook Air with 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Silver (Renewed)
By Apple
$234.00
$249.00 6% OFF
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
$444.95
$469.99 5% OFF
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
$859.00
OMEN X 2S by HP 2019 15-inch Gaming Laptop With Secondary Touchscreen Display, Intel i7-9750H, NVIDIA RTX 2070 With Max-Q 8 GB, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, VR/MR Ready, Windows 10 Home (15-dg0010nr, Black)
OMEN X 2S by HP 2019 15-inch Gaming Laptop With Secondary Touchscreen Display, Intel i7-9750H, NVIDIA RTX 2070 With Max-Q 8 GB, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, VR/MR Ready, Windows 10 Home (15-dg0010nr, Black)
By OMEN
$899.99
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

Availability

Intel MacBook Air2019 HP OMEN 15
Released20202019
Release Date
  • Announced on March 18th, 2020
  • Available on March 18th, 2020
Updated in 2020 with Intel 10th Gen and more graphics options.
Pricing
  • $999 - Intel Core i3 | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
  • $1,299 - Intel Core i5 | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD
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Generations

Exterior

Intel MacBook Air2019 HP OMEN 15
Dimensions
  • 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)
14.17” x 10.24” x 0.78” (360 x 260 x 19.8 mm)
WeightStarting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)4.92 lb (2.23 kg)
Colors
Gold Space Gray Silver
Shadow black
Keyboard and TrackpadBacklit 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
  • 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

Display

Intel MacBook Air2019 HP OMEN 15
Size13.3 Inches15.6 Inches
InfoRetina 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
  • 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)

Ports

Intel MacBook Air2019 HP OMEN 15
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)
  • 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

Internal Specs

Intel MacBook Air2019 HP OMEN 15
Processor
  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
  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
Integrated Graphics
  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
  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
Memory
8GB
Configurable to 16GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X onboard 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
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.
Storage
256GB 512GB
Configurable to 1TB and 2TB SSD
  • 1 x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3 SSD slot
  • 1 x 2.5” SATA HDD

Connectivity

Intel MacBook Air2019 HP OMEN 15
Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
  • Intel® Wireless-AC 9560 802.11 b/g/n/ac (2x2) Wi-Fi®
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX 201 (2x2)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0 wireless technologyBluetooth® 5
Ethernet-Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps

Battery

Intel MacBook Air2019 HP OMEN 15
Size49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery69 Wh (6-cell Li-ion polymer battery)
Battery Life
  • Up to 11 hours wireless web
  • Up to 12 hours Apple TV app movie playback
  • Up to 30 days of standby time
  • 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)
Power Supply30W USB‑C Power Adapter200 W Smart AC power adapter

Software

Intel MacBook Air2019 HP OMEN 15
OSShipped with macOS Catalina
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
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
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

Camera & Audio

Intel MacBook Air2019 HP OMEN 15
Camera720p FaceTime HD camera
  • HP Wide Vision HD camera
  • Integrated dual array digital microphone
Audio
  • Stereo speakers
  • Wide stereo sound
  • Support for Dolby Atmos playback
  • Three-mic array with directional beamforming
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • Audio by Bang & Olufsen
  • Dual speakers
  • HP Audio Boost
  • DTS:X Ultra Technology
    Authentic, spatially accurate 3D sound to provide the best entertainment experience.

Misc

Intel MacBook Air2019 HP OMEN 15
Sensors
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
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Security
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
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In the box
  • MacBook Air
  • 30W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
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WarrantyYour 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.
  • 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).
MoreVideo 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)
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Key Features

Intel MacBook Air2019 HP OMEN 15
At Glance
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
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

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