HP OmniBook 5 14", Ryzen AI 9 465, 32GB, 1TB SSD, Sahara silver

The HP OmniBook 5 has a stunning OLED screen and 32GB of RAM in a lightweight 1.33kg body, but the integrated GPU is one of the weakest we've seen and the CAD 2,499 price is hard to justify. It's a fine everyday laptop for office work and media, but the value just isn't there for what you're paying.

The Ryzen AI 9 465 is a 10-core chip that handles everyday multitasking fine, but it's not going to blow anyone away. Our database puts it at the 43rd percentile, which is about average for laptops in this class. The 32GB of LPDDR5X is a genuine highlight, landing in the 91st percentile and giving you plenty of headroom for browser tabs, office apps, and light photo work. The Radeon 880M integrated graphics are a different story. At the 6th percentile, this is one of the weakest GPUs we've tracked. Don't expect to play anything beyond older or very lightweight titles. The 1TB SSD is solid at the 79th percentile, and the 59Wh battery is adequate but not exciting.

Stacked against the competition, the OmniBook 5 has a rough time. The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 offers a discrete GPU and better overall performance for a similar footprint, though it's aimed more at gamers. The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i and MSI Raider are in a completely different performance class, though they're also bigger and heavier. The MacBook Pro M4 Max absolutely demolishes this thing in CPU and GPU performance, but it also costs significantly more. The OmniBook 5's only real edge is portability and that OLED panel, but even then, the 60Hz refresh rate feels like a corner cut on a premium machine.

This is where things get uncomfortable. At CAD 2,499, the OmniBook 5 costs premium money but delivers mid-tier performance. The affordability score is literally 0th percentile, which means you're paying top dollar for a laptop that doesn't lead in any performance category except RAM. The OLED screen is nice, but plenty of competitors offer OLED or better displays for less. If you're spending this much, you should be getting a stronger CPU or at least a discrete GPU. You're not getting either here.

The HP OmniBook 5 is a compact 14-inch laptop that packs 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD into a 1.33kg frame. The OLED display is the star here, with 100% DCI-P3 coverage and that deep contrast you only get from OLED. It's clearly aimed at people who want a portable machine for everyday work and media, not gamers or heavy creators.

But the pricing is a head-scratcher. At CAD 2,499, this thing sits in premium territory while the CPU lands at a middling 43rd percentile and the integrated GPU is near the bottom of our database. The affordability score is dead last, which tells you everything about the value equation here.

Skip this if you need any kind of GPU muscle. The integrated Radeon 880M is one of the weakest we've tested, so gamers, video editors, and 3D modelers should look elsewhere. Also skip it if you're budget-conscious, because the CAD 2,499 price is hard to swallow when competitors offer better performance for less. And if reliability is a top concern, the 33rd percentile score should give you pause.

The OmniBook 5 is for someone who wants a lightweight Windows laptop with a beautiful screen and doesn't care about gaming or heavy workloads. If you live in spreadsheets, email, and streaming, the 32GB of RAM and OLED display will serve you well. But you're paying a premium for portability and screen quality while accepting average CPU performance and a GPU that's basically there to drive the display. It's a niche machine at a price that demands more than it delivers.