HP OMEN Slim 16-an0037 Gaming Laptop | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | 16GB DDR5 RAM | 1TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB GDDR7 | 16-Inch WQXGA 165Hz IPS | Shadow Black

The HP OMEN Slim 16-an0037 is designed for buyers who want serious gaming performance without carrying an unnecessarily bulky gaming laptop.

It is powered by the Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, a Core Ultra Series 2 processor based on Intel's Arrow Lake-H architecture.

The processor features 16 cores and 16 threads, consisting of 6 Performance cores, 8 Efficient cores and 2 Low-Power Efficient cores.

Its Performance cores operate at a 2.0GHz base frequency and can reach speeds of up to 5.10GHz, providing strong single-core performance for gaming together with substantial multicore capability for editing, rendering, development and multitasking.

The processor also includes 24MB Intel Smart Cache.

Unlike many older gaming processors, the Core Ultra 7 255H also includes dedicated AI hardware.

Its Intel AI Boost NPU provides up to 13 TOPS, while the processor platform can deliver substantially greater combined AI performance when its CPU, integrated GPU and NPU are used together.

Integrated graphics are handled by the Intel Arc 140T GPU with 8 Xe cores, allowing lighter graphics workloads and everyday tasks to run without relying permanently on the dedicated NVIDIA graphics processor.

For gaming, the laptop steps up to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU with 8GB GDDR7 dedicated graphics memory.

Based on NVIDIA's Blackwell architecture, the RTX 5060 Laptop GPU features 3,328 CUDA cores, 5th Generation Tensor Cores and 4th Generation Ray Tracing Cores.

It supports NVIDIA DLSS 4, including Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation and Multi Frame Generation in compatible games.

This makes the RTX 5060 a major step beyond older RTX 30-series and many RTX 40-series gaming laptops for users interested in NVIDIA's newest AI-assisted gaming features.

The GPU also provides 8GB of GDDR7 VRAM, giving it modern high-speed graphics memory for gaming, 3D applications, editing and GPU-accelerated creative workloads.

A major selling point of this configuration is the 16-inch WQXGA IPS gaming display.

The screen has a resolution of 2560 × 1600 pixels, providing substantially more detail than conventional Full HD gaming displays.

Its 16:10 aspect ratio also gives additional vertical workspace, which is useful for gaming, web browsing, programming, editing timelines and productivity applications.

The display supports a fast 165Hz refresh rate and approximately 3ms response time, helping provide smoother motion and reduced blur during fast-paced gaming.

It also includes gaming and comfort-focused features such as variable refresh-rate support, flicker-free technology and Eyesafe low-blue-light certification on the matching panel.

The laptop includes 16GB DDR5 memory, providing practical capacity for modern gaming, streaming, productivity and creative workloads.

HP's OMEN Slim 16-an0000 platform provides two accessible SODIMM memory slots and supports up to 32GB RAM, giving buyers useful upgrade flexibility.

The exact installed memory operating speed should be confirmed from the physical unit before advertising DDR5-5200 or DDR5-5600.

Storage is handled by a spacious 1TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD.

The Gen4 SSD provides fast Windows startup, quick application launches and substantially reduced game-loading times while giving users enough capacity for Windows, productivity applications and a useful gaming library.

Connectivity includes USB-C with up to 10Gbps signalling, USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1.4 and HP Sleep and Charge.

The laptop also provides multiple USB-A ports, HDMI 2.1, RJ-45 Ethernet and a 3.5mm headphone/microphone combination jack.

This makes it easy to connect gaming monitors, keyboards, mice, external storage, controllers and wired networks.

Wireless connectivity on the matching configuration includes Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4.

A built-in 1080p Full HD webcam with temporal noise reduction provides better image quality for meetings, streaming and online communication than older 720p gaming-laptop webcams.

Audio is enhanced by HyperX tuning, DTS Ultra and HP Audio Boost, providing a gaming-focused multimedia experience.

The laptop also features a full-size backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and 26-key rollover anti-ghosting technology, helping register multiple simultaneous key presses accurately during gameplay.

HP's OMEN thermal system and software features such as OMEN Gaming Hub, OMEN AI and performance modes are designed to help balance gaming performance, thermals and acoustics.

The chassis comes in Shadow Black, giving the machine a professional gaming appearance without excessive visual clutter.