HP Omen 16L Gaming Desktop To Get Raptor Lake-R CPUs Alongside RTX 50-Series GPUs

HP is seemingly planning to update its Omen 16L line-up of SFF gaming desktops, this time introducing Intel’s Raptor Lake CPUs into the mix. This is according to a recent rumor posted by @realVictor_M on X. Supposedly, the new Omen 16L will be powered by the Intel Core i7-14650HX mobile CPU and up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti GPU, with lower tier GPU options also available. The new desktop will likely launch at CES 2026, although there is no word on an official launch or availability date.

It’s unclear why HP would “update” its Omen 16L gaming PCs with an older CPU, but the Core i7-14650HX should perform similarly to the existing Arrow Lake models, thanks to its 16-core, 24-thread design. Pricing is also a mystery so far, although the current-gen HP Omen 16L, which is powered by the Arrow Lake Intel Core Ultra 7 265F and an RTX 5060, comes in at $1,559.99. It’s also likely that the ongoing DRAM and storage supply issues will affect the price, so it would make sense for the new models to launch at the same price or higher prices than the old models. Alternatively, HP could be introducing the mobile CPU variants in order to cut back on costs somewhat, since you wouldn’t need as powerful a PSU or cooler to keep the desktop fed and cooled.