ASUS ROG Strix Scar- 18"
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM 16 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3.5 kg
Battery 90 Wh
56 Overall Score
Price CA$9,064
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong gpu (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong screen (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average portability (1st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 5080 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | 2 x Thunderbolt 5 with support for DisplayPort / power delivery / G-SYNC (data speed up to 120Gbps) |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 FRL |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 3.5 kg / 7.7 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Strix Scar- 18" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | MSI Creator A13V | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Core Ultra 9 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.5 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | - | 66 | 54 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Strix Scar- 18" | 96.2 | 91.4 | 52.3 | 35 | 85.9 | 1 | 94.2 | 59.9 | 81 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.4 | 85 | 96.1 | 76.9 | 99.3 | 69.7 | 98.6 | 97.5 | 89.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.2 | 92.2 | 98.6 | 99.8 | 95.5 | 7.2 | 97.4 | 80.7 | 87.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.9 | 98.6 | 63.7 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.7 | 80 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 72.1 | 84.5 | 85 | 72 | 89.8 | 74.2 | 94.2 | 59.9 | 67.5 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF Compare | 96.2 | 93.6 | 89.9 | 97.6 | 92 | 42.2 | 80.3 | 9.8 | 96.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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