ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 G733

Date Published: 28 Jan 2021
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CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)
Display: 17.3", QHD (2560 x 1440) , 165 Hz , IPS
Storage: 1000GB SSD
RAM: 32GB DDR4
Weight: 2.70 kg (6 lbs)

Pros

Loaded with RGB
1080p 360Hz, and 1440p 165Hz IPS panel options
Covers 96% of the sRGB color gamut and has an accurate color representation thanks to our Gaming and Web design profile (Sharp LQ173M1JW04)
Doesn't use PWM for brightness adjustment (Sharp LQ173M1JW04)
300Hz panel has very quick pixel response times (Sharp LQ173M1JW04)
One of the best hardware combinations up to this day
Liquid metal thermal compound on the CPU
Wi-Fi 6 support and two M.2 PCIe x4 drives
Optically mechanical keyboard with very low latency and big Arrow keys

Cons

No Thunderbolt support (due to chipset limitations)
No SD card reader

ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 G733 - Specs Also known as ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 (G733QS-XS98)

CPU

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX 3

CPU Performance #3

INSANE!

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 100%
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS 97.6%
Intel Core i9-9980HK 81.7%

GPU

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W) 3

GPU Performance #3

INSANE!

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W) 11.8%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER (Laptop, 150W) 14%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 100W) 19.6%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Laptop) 16.3%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 95W) 22.5%

Display

17.3", QHD (2560 x 1440) , 165 Hz , IPS

HDD/SSD

1TB SSD

M.2 Slot

2x M.2 PCIe x4 slots See photo

RAM

32GB DDR4

Windows 10 Pro

Battery

90Wh, 4-cell

Dimensions

395 x 282.1 x 23.4 ~ 28.3 mm (15.55" x 11.11" x 0.92")

Weight

2.70 kg (6 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

3x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
1x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
HDMI 2.0b
Ethernet LAN 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi 802.11ax
Bluetooth 5.1
Audio jack 3.5mm Combo Jack

Features

Fingerprint reader
Backlit keyboard
Microphone Array - Microphone
Speakers 2x 4W, Smart Amp + 2x 2W Tweeter
Optical drive

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DISPLAY: 17.3", QHD (2560 x 1440) , 165 Hz , IPS

Name	17.3", QHD (2560 x 1440) , 165 Hz , IPS
Diagonal	17.3"
Pixel density	169.78 ppi

Panel Type	IPS
Resolution	2560 x 1440
Becomes "Retina" from	20 inches (52 cm)

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