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ASUS ROG Strix G18, Core Ultra 9 275HX, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5070 Ti, Eclipse Gray
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18"
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3 kg
Battery 90 Wh
64 Overall Score
Price $3,200
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Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong cpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average portability (2nd percentile)
- Below average affordability (5th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 2.5Gb Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 3.0 kg / 6.6 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Strix G18 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 18" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | 80 | 71 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Strix G18 | 97.2 | 95.7 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 75.7 | 1.8 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 72.3 | 5.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.6 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.4 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 98.4 | 14.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $3,200
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Usage Scores
- Overall63.7
- AI/LLM56.9
- Gaming81.7
- Portability40.3
- Creator80.7
- Student53
- Business55.6
- Developer77.4
- Entertainment66.9
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Other Configurations25
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ROG Strix G18Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX32GB1TBGray$2,050ROG Strix G18Intel Core i9 14900HX64GB2TBGray$2,100ROG Strix G18AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX32GB1TBEclipse Gray$2,299ROG Strix G18Intel Core i9 14900HX16GB1TBGray$2,299ROG Strix G18Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX32GB1TBGray$2,309ROG Strix G18Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX32GB2TBEclipse Gray$2,539ROG Strix G18AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX64GB2TBEclipse Gray$3,829ROG Strix G18AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX64GB4TBEclipse Gray$3,869ROG Strix G18Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX64GB4TBGray$3,949ROG Strix G18Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX64GB4TBGray$4,000ROG Strix G18AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX64GB4TBBlack$4,269ROG Strix G18Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX64GB8TBEclipse Gray$6,000ROG Strix G18AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX32GB1TBROG Strix G18AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX16GB1TBROG Strix G18Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX64GB2TBEclipse GrayROG Strix G18Ultra 9-290HX Plus32GB1TB
