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The ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE (the SE standing for Particular Version) is probably the most {powerful} gaming laptop computer in the ASUS vary, and a contender for probably the most {powerful} gaming laptop computer cash can purchase. It’s one of many first laptops to come back with a brand new Intel HX collection laptop computer CPUs: upgraded variations of the already {powerful} Intel twelfth gen laptop computer collection of processors, with further cores and cache, one thing the common ROG Strix SCAR 17 doesn’t. It has choices for the best TGP fashions of the RTX 3070 Ti or the RTX 3080 Ti, the latter additionally coming with distinctive superior cooling. On high of all that, the Particular Version has a signature aesthetic design, commemorating older iterations of the ROG collection and with some hidden particulars. However, is it well worth the steep price ticket? Learn on to seek out out.
ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE
CPU
Intel Core i9-12950HX
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (150W) / RTX 3080 Ti (175W)
RAM
32GB 4800MHz DDR5 (max capability 64GB)
Storage
4TB M.2 4.0 NVMe (Raid 0)
Specs & upgradability
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (150W) / RTX 3080 Ti (175W)
32GB 4800MHz DDR5 (max capability 64GB)
4TB M.2 4.0 NVMe (Raid 0)
2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Kind-A, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Kind-C help DisplayPort / energy supply / G-SYNC, 1x Thunderbolt 4 help DisplayPort, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x RJ45 LAN port (Ethernet), 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
Professionals
- a minimum of as {powerful} as another gaming laptop computer
- very good inner cooling on RTX 3080 Ti model
- MUX Swap
- 240Hz QHD show
- 100% sRGB & 99% DCI-P3
- good high quality keyboard & trackpad
- very quick Raid 0 SSDs
- good construct high quality
- good high quality audio system for a Home windows laptop computer
Cons
- no webcam
- no SD card reader
- colour accuracy may very well be higher
- uncomfortable keyboard placement
- No G-Sync
- very costly
Opening the again of the laptop computer required eradicating 11 Phillip’s Head screws and a little bit of cautious however agency prying (we advocate a slender prying software for this job). Watch out when doing so to not tear the 2 connective ribbons which hyperlink the physique of the laptop computer to the RGB strip on the underside aspect of the case. These will be disconnected and reconnected with care, but it surely’s tough to take action, and requires a tweezer-like software.
Inside there are two PCIe Gen 4 M.2 slots for SSD storage, which will be upgraded at a later date do you have to want, although the whopping 4TB of storage ours got here with (2x 2TB) needs to be greater than adequate. The SSDs on this machine are extraordinarily quick, coming in a RAID 0 setup that offers 12,295MB/s learn speeds and 13,330MB/s write speeds.
There are two upgradable DDR5 suitable RAM slots, and ours got here outfitted with the utmost spec 32GB 4800MHz, although this may be upgraded to a most of 64GB down the road. There’s additionally an upgradeable Wi-Fi 6e slot.
The max specced model of the Strix SCAR 17 Particular Version comes with a really spectacular 175W TGP RTX 3080 Ti GPU, which is probably the most {powerful} graphics card you will get in a gaming laptop computer, in addition to vapor-chamber cooling to allow it to run as quick as doable with out thermal throttling. Word that the cheaper RTX 3070 Ti model doesn’t include the vapor chamber cooling answer.
All variations of the laptop computer include the Intel Core i9-12950HX, which is probably the most {powerful} retail laptop computer CPU cash can purchase.
Software program
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The ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE comes with the same old ASUS Armoury Crate software program, that each one the corporate’s gaming laptops are saddled with. We are saying that as a result of the software program is a poorly laid out, busy mess, with far an excessive amount of in the best way of popups and menus that are primarily ASUS advertising and marketing.
Nonetheless, it does have a superb diploma of performance and customization: whether or not you’re on the lookout for most gaming efficiency when plugged in, most vitality effectivity on battery, quiet followers while working, or just need to activate the MUX Swap for a extremely beneficial efficiency enhance in-games (although this can require a full restart of the latpop).
Most of those controls are beneath the House part, the place you possibly can choose from Silent, Balanced or Turbo presets, or create your individual Handbook customized profile the place you possibly can allocate wattage to the CPU and GPU, in addition to arrange fan profiles and save them so you possibly can simply change between them.
One distinctive characteristic we haven’t seen earlier than is the Legacy DRM compatibility button on the house display screen, which lets you disable the e-cores (effectivity cores) inside the CPU when enjoying older video games that don’t help this characteristic. That is purely to assist in backward compatibility and has no profit in any other case.
We’ll go into the opposite performance in better element beneath the Display screen and Efficiency, Noise & Temperature sections under.
Design aesthetics & RGB
The aesthetic design is among the key issues which differentiates the ASUS ROG STRIX SCAR 17 Particular Version from the common variant, incorporating sure parts which are a nod to the historical past of the ROG line and have an old-school really feel. If you look down onto the keyboard, the physique of the laptop computer is split by a diagonal gray stripe full of miniature ROG logos, with the left aspect showing matte black and the proper third exhibiting the internals of the laptop computer via a semi-transparent smokey gray plastic.
The again left of the laptop computer has a silver-grey removable, slide-off plastic part with ROG in huge letters; this may be changed with two totally different colour choices that include the laptop computer. The again of the laptop computer’s lid is the place the fanciest particulars lie, within the faint purple-green engravings that occupy a 3rd of its floor; barely seen in regular mild however which mild up beneath UV/LED mild to disclose numerous easter eggs and hidden messages. The included mini UV flashlight helps make these seen.
To the underside proper of the keyboard is the world the place the removable crimson keystone sits, although we didn’t get one among these in our overview copy (we’ll discuss extra about this under).
Whether or not or not you’ll be a fan of the aesthetic actually relies on your tastes. I appreciated the design on the lid and the matte black sections of the laptop computer, although it does entice smudges very simply. I used to be much less of a fan of the gray/silver particulars, which seemed low cost to my eye, and will take or depart the translucent aspect, although my colleague was a giant fan of this latter half.
In terms of RGB there are a whole lot of choices: the brand on the again of the lid, small strip beneath the show, keyboard, and huge strip alongside the underside fringe of the laptop computer can all be personalized. All will be setup from inside Armoury Crate utilizing ASUS’s AURA results (together with the same old respiration, strobing, and a variety of different results).
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Measurement, construct high quality & ergonomics
The size of the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE (RTX 3080 Ti model) are as follows:
Peak: 2.75cm / 1.08″, Width: 39.5cm / 15.55″, Depth: 28.2cm / 1.11″
Trying on the weight now:
laptop computer: 6.57lb / 2.98kg, energy adapter & cable: 2.15lb / 0.98kg, mixed weight 8.72lb / 3.96kg
As a 17-inch desk alternative laptop computer, the ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE will not be an simply transportable machine. The ability brick alone has a considerable weight to it, and also you’ll want a decent-sized bag to suit the laptop computer inside. That being stated, in comparison with competing laptops of comparable display screen measurement and energy, it measures up pretty effectively.
Though the width of each laptops is about the identical, the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 is about 0.22” narrower than the MSI Titan GT77 at its thickest level (when it comes to its top when laid on a desk) and a full 2” much less deep, due to the substantial derriere on the Titan. In comparison with the MSI Raider GE76 the width and depth are very comparable, although the SCAR 17 SE is about 0.6” thicker.
Weight-wise the 8.72lb SCAR 17 SE is definitely lighter than each the ten.93lb Titan GT77 and the 9.15lb Raider GE76. Apparently, the RTX 3070 Ti mannequin of the laptop computer is round 1.75lb lighter, because it doesn’t include the extra weight of the vapor-chamber cooling answer.
When it comes to construct high quality, virtually every little thing on the plastic and steel chassis is as much as the same old ASUS excessive normal, together with the trackpad and the keyboard. The hinges particularly had been good and strong, which is at all times good to see, and we skilled no display screen wobble in any respect when utilizing the laptop computer. The one exception to this was the removable gray/silver plastic ROG part on the again left nook, which feels unpleasantly unfastened and flimsy – this doesn’t cowl something vital so it doesn’t matter if it comes off when it comes to the longevity of the laptop computer, however if you’re paying this a lot cash we might have appreciated to have seen a bit extra high quality.
Keyboard & trackpad
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The keyboard is opto-mechanical however of a chiclet-style, that means the keys are pretty flat. Regardless of this they’ve an affordable 2mm of journey and a 0.2ms set off time, although we discovered them to be a bit much less clicky and responsive than these of the ASUS ROG FLOW X16 for instance.
The keyboard is full-size as you’d anticipate on a 17-inch machine, with numpad included, which makes it extra helpful exterior of gaming. The keyboard is positioned far again from the entrance of the laptop computer, behind the big wrist relaxation and trackpad. This was the identical within the 16-inch ROG FLOW X16, nonetheless on this smaller 16-inch machine it was simpler to get used to, on the SCAR 17 the keyboard is even additional away, and in case you’ve smaller-sized arms it may be pretty uncomfortable. It’s possible you’ll end up unintentionally nudging the trackpad with the aspect of your thumbs / inside arms when attempting to kind a few of the back-central keys. A barely smaller trackpad for a better keyboard would have been a worthwhile trade-off.
The keyboard has numerous helpful shortcuts as secondary features of the perform keys, together with a sleep button, airplane mode, a button to disable to the trackpad, one to rapidly cycle via the fan efficiency profiles and one other to open the Armoury crate software program. There isn’t any fingerprint sensor included nonetheless.
In keeping with ASUS the keyboard ought to for 20 million presses, although sadly we didn’t have the time in our overview to check the veracity of this declare.
The trackpad is giant, feels good and responsive, and has a satisfying clicking motion to it.
Webcam, ports, sockets, and different options
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The webcam on the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE will be simply summarised: non-existant. Even on one thing designed to be a pure gaming laptop computer, and an homage to older ROG designs, the dearth of a webcam on a laptop computer this costly and huge will not be actually acceptable, significantly on condition that ASUS has added them to most of their different gaming laptop computer strains in 2022.
In an identical vein there isn’t a SD card reader on the SCAR 17 SE, an annoying omission given this might in any other case be the best dual-use workstation and gaming machine for creatives.
In addition to this the choice of ports is enough: two USB-A 3.2 gen1 ports (one on the again, on on the proper) are good to see alongside the 2 USB-C ports, one among which doubles as a Thunderbolt 4 socket with as much as 100W charging help and video output from the devoted graphics card (dGPU), and the opposite permitting output from the iGPU. You additionally get an HDMI 2.1 port which additionally connects to the dGPU, that means you possibly can output to 2 displays from the Nvidia graphics card.
The mannequin we acquired to overview didn’t include the removable keystone sadly, however we all know it may be used to switch pre-configured profiles inside Armoury Crate, or act as a fast technique to immediately activate these profiles when inside or exterior of a recreation. Not solely does this imply you possibly can simply change between say most fan and voltage efficiency to silent efficiency, but in addition extends to fast launch for numerous packages as quickly as you insert the machine. You may also set it to mechanically lock the laptop computer when you take away it, which is a pleasant safety characteristic, or use ‘Shadow Drive’ to retailer delicate paperwork/information on the keystone, solely accessible if you plug it right into a suitable ASUS laptop computer.
Display screen
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There are two display screen choices for the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE: both a 1080p 360Hz mannequin, or the 1440p 240Hz possibility we needed to overview. Each are 16:9 IPS screens, and ideally we might have appreciated to have seen some further vertical display screen area with a 16:10 facet ratio, nonetheless we are able to’t complain an excessive amount of given the 17.3″ sized display screen. The underside bezel is a bit on the thick measurement, however all of the others are good and skinny, and the show definitely feels loads sufficiently big to recreation on.
Until you’re a very hardcore aggressive gamer, the 240Hz 1440p show needs to be the higher possibility, as we expect the upper decision on a display screen this measurement is only a higher all spherical visible expertise. The upper refresh fee of the 360Hz possibility would provide you with barely extra of an edge in on-line shooters, in case you tweaked your settings to allow you to get FPS considerably above 240 (which, relying on the sport, may not require you to decrease your settings a lot with this {hardware}).
We acquired a median grey-to-grey response time of 4.3ms on the 240Hz mannequin we examined (anticipate the 360Hz model to be barely higher a minimum of), which could be very near the 4.16ms threshold wanted to utterly eradicate ghosting at this refresh fee (if not fairly). A very good consequence.
Sadly the laptop computer doesn’t include G-Sync to assist eradicate tearing, which is dissapointing at this value, nonetheless it does have Adaptive Sync.
ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE overview colour gamut
ASUS claims that the SCAR 17 SE covers each 100% of the sRGB spectrum and DCI-P3 spectrum. Our outcomes, which you’ll see under, helps the sRGB assertion, recording 99.9% sRGB (which is pretty much as good as 100%) however simply fell shy on the subject of the 98.6% DCI-P3 consequence. Nonetheless, this will probably be shut sufficient to 100% DCI-P3 that you need to have the ability to work in that area with little subject. Adobe RGB protection was 86.7%.
ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE overview colour accuracy out of the field
Previous to calibrating the show, the colour accuracy of the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE out of the field confirmed a median delta of two.78, which is a bit disappointing, and above the two.5 threshold {that a} display screen wants to attain under to get a respectably low degree of variance. The white level nonetheless, was superb at 6425K, pretty near the best 6500K consequence. Gamma was equally good at 2.14, not far off the two.20 ultimate. Black depth was enough at 0.1087 cd/m², however we might have appreciated to have seen a greater (decrease) consequence, and the identical will be stated for the 1105.7:1 distinction ratio.
ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE overview colour accuracy following calibration
Calibration noticed little constructive change to the outcomes, with the perfect final result being the rise within the white level to 6470K. Black level and distinction ratio barely modified (0.109 cd/m² and 1102.6:1 respectively), and the gamma elevated barely to 2.18. Common Delta elevated (i.e. worsened) very barely to 2.81.
The shortage of change isn’t too stunning given the display screen has already been Pantone calibrated and licensed (nonetheless at all times value a crack regardless). It’s doable {that a} extra in-depth calibration than the one we did could yield a barely improved delta consequence, although it’s unlikely.
In the end, because of this professionals working in fields the place colour accuracy is paramount may not discover this show appropriate for his or her wants, even with the nice gamut protection. Nearly all of creatives (together with professionals) who don’t need to be fairly so industry-precise on the subject of colour ought to nonetheless discover it greater than appropriate nonetheless.
ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE panel uniformity
We do a panel uniformity check on all laptops we overview after their calibration, which assessments for each luminance and colour accuracy. We begin on the centremost level as a reference after which check all the opposite sections of the display screen (25 in complete) to see how they evaluate.
Typically, any common colour variation beneath 1.00 is nice and reveals up as inexperienced within the picture above, although the common client gained’t have the ability to inform a lot distinction under 3.00. Visible editors who work with colour nonetheless could have a keener eye.
The outcomes we acquired on the Scar 17 SE had been fairly good. Most variation was under 1.00 common delta (in inexperienced), with the left edge and backside proper nook averaging between a 1.14 and a pair of.58 rating (in yellow). Which means the untrained eye possible will discover no variation in any respect on the display screen, with color-trained professionals having the ability to detect some discrepancy alongside the left-hand aspect and backside proper. Nonetheless, this specific result’s adequate for many creatives to work with until they’re working on the very excessive finish of color-accurate requirements. It’s only a disgrace the colour accuracy outcomes detailed above will not be fairly as much as scratch.
ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE brightness
We completed off our colour accuracy testing by operating a luminance check. On the unit we examined, we acquired a peak brightness of 303 cd/m² and a minimal of three.45 cd/m². This peak brightness is ok for gaming or for workplace use indoors, although considerably disappointing given the worth tag – we might have appreciated to have seen 350nits a minimum of.
When utilizing the laptop computer indoors in the course of the daytime we’d advocate matching the brightness to 120 cd/m² which equates to a brightness setting of 38% beneath the brightness controls for this laptop computer.
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ASUS are inclined to have the perfect audio system within the enterprise so far as gaming laptops go, and the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE continues this development. It comes with a 4-speaker system (with two downward going through woofers and two upward going through tweeters) that’s able to producing in all probability the perfect bass replication we’ve heard in a gaming laptop computer, although admittedly not by a lot – you continue to gained’t get the form of audio output you’d from a MacBook, and bass tones stay weedy when enjoying music or gaming. Regardless of the supposedly superior speaker system, we didn’t discover a lot better sound than on the FLOW X16 as an illustration, which is a a lot thinner and lighter machine. Nonetheless – nice high quality audio for a gaming laptop computer.
The highest quantity is decently excessive, although once more not fairly as loud as we anticipated, significantly given the Sensible Amplifier Know-how. Crucially although there wasn’t any discernible lack of sound high quality at max quantity.
Lastly, the laptop computer comes with Two Approach AI Noise Cancellation, that may be turned on inside Armoury Crate, and utilized to incoming and outgoing audio when on a videocall or streaming, with a purpose to filter any errant background noises, and enhance readability. Within the transient check we carried out there was a discernable enhance in audio high quality throughout a voice chat, although the characteristic does drain the battery quicker than if it’s turned off.
Battery life
There was an fascinating quirk (probably a bug?) with the settings inside Armoury Crate for the SCAR 17 SE that meant we couldn’t fairly do our standard battery check.
After we set MSHybrid (i.e. Optimus) on, to allow the laptop computer to make use of the built-in GPU (iGPU) to avoid wasting energy, this prevented us from altering the brightness settings – both through the keyboard controls or withing Home windows.
Consequently, we did needed to do our standard check however on 100% brightness: with Quiet Mode and Panel Energy Saver all turned on beneath House > System Configuration inside Armoury Crate. Additionally, One Zone Backlight Management switched on, Panel Overdrive turned off, and beneath Gadget > System the GPU Energy Saving set to Eco Mode. Keyboard RGB was additionally turned off.
Conducting our standard check of background purposes switched off, two hours of fullscreen YouTube, then the remainder internet looking and typing on GoogleDocs, the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE battery life lasted 5 hours.
After we tried operating the identical check however with MSHyrbid off and at 38% brightness, the battery life dropped to round 2 hours 45 minutes.
For an Intel twelfth gen laptop computer with an RTX 3080 Ti graphics card and a 17-inch display screen, 5 hours is definitely fairly cheap for a gaming laptop computer, significantly on most brightness. The substantial enhance in battery utilization that comes with turning off MSHybrid and outputting from the dGPU solely means this isn’t advisable until you want it for gaming.
Efficiency, noise & temperature
Noise
Typically, non-gaming utilization, when set to Silent mode inside Armoury Crate the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE was very quiet, although not utterly silent. We seen a sporadic however recurring quiet noise from the mechanics of the laptop computer which sounded a bit like a tough drive ‘head over platter’ noise (one thing like a “brrrrt-brrr-brrrr” sound), although a lot quieter. Given the laptop computer comes with SSDs solely we’re unsure what that is, however regardless it wasn’t an irritation. That is the setting we’d advocate in case you’re in a quiet workplace or on public transport.
On Balanced Mode the followers had been undoubtedly audible, although moderately quiet. When gaming beneath Turbo or our personal customized Handbook preset (both of which we’d advocate), the laptop computer acquired loud, although no worse than most competing high-end laptops with this a lot energy.
Exterior temperature
The SCAR 17 SE remained cool to the contact for basic use when switched to Balanced mode. Silent mode generated some slight heat on the keyboard after extended use however under what you’d sometimes anticipate from most gaming laptops.
When gaming on both Turbo mode or our personal maximized customized preset, with each the followers and energy allocation to the CU and GPU set to the max, there was a bit of heat generated on the keyboard after a interval of gaming, but it surely was noticeably cooler than different gaming laptops we’ve examined previously. A very good consequence.
Inside temperature
The graph above reveals the temperature outcomes for the video games we examined.
As per all of our assessments, we set the wattage allocation to the CPU and GPU to the utmost inside the onboard software program, set the followers to most beneath House > handbook mode, and turned off any vitality saving settings for the GPU and different elements – this can put the utmost pressure on the interior temperatures of the laptop computer, and isn’t essentially what you’d need for day after day gaming, however offers the perfect thought of the utmost efficiency potential.
To provide you a unfastened thought, the low-to-mid 90’s is the place thermal throttling begins to happen on a CPU, and the excessive 90’s is the place harm to the longevity of elements begins to happen.
The outcomes present respectable scores for the CPU max temp and common temp throughout all of the video games, however the GPU max temperatures are the bottom we’ve ever recorded by round 2 levels celsius on common, and the common GPU temps are additionally pretty spectacular. This may very like be attributed to the vapor-chamber cooling on the RTX 3080 Ti mannequin of the SCAR 17 SE that we examined.
ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE benchmarks
We examined the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE with Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti and Intel Core i9-12950HX in each its native 1440p decision and at 1080p throughout a variety of titles on totally different graphical presets.
We made positive that MSHybrid/Optimus was turned off, utilizing the MUX Swap inside the Armoury Crate software program, which is how we advocate everybody has it set when enjoying demanding video games, because the FPS uplift it brings will be as excessive as 50% in some titles.
As said above, we used Handbook Mode in Armoury Crate to show the voltage allocation and fan velocity to most when testing every recreation.
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For CSGO (a extra CPU-leaning recreation) at 1080p there was just about no change within the common FPS recorded between the totally different graphical settings, although there was some uplift on the 1% and 0.1% FPS because the settings had been lowered. This factors to the very fact that is an older, much less demanding recreation, and that the bottlenecking of efficiency on the decrease settings is all the way down to the restrictions of the sport itself. At 1440p it was an identical story, and the common FPS throughout each resolutions stayed inside the tiny 346 – 348 FPS vary. On CSGO at 1440p on the best settings nonetheless, there have been notable body drops at 1% and 0.1%, which interprets to occasional stuttering throughout hectic gunfights.
For Doom Everlasting (a extra GPU-heavy recreation) we noticed simply the perfect outcomes we’ve ever recorded on this recreation throughout each setting, however particularly the outcomes the place Ray Tracing was switched on at the side of the best graphical preset led by a rustic mile. This speaks to the facility of the upper VRAM of the RTX 3080 Ti, its 175W TGP, and the removing of a few of the thermal throttling due to the cooling answer on the GPU.
Far Cry 6 (one other extra CPU-focused recreation) noticed simply the perfect outcomes we’ve recorded on the best and medium graphical presets throughout each resolutions, however curiously scored worse on the bottom graphical presets in comparison with the Intel Core i7-12700H-equipped XMG Neo 15 E22 with RTX 3070 Ti GPU. We’re noticing comparable ends in our testing of the ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 with AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX and RTX 3080 Ti, which in all probability factors to some form of replace with the sport altering some facet {hardware} efficiency on the decrease settings. Good outcomes regardless.
Lastly, Murderer’s Creed Valhalla (a fairly normal), which as of Spring 2022 now has FSR help. Most of our historic testing on this recreation couldn’t implement this characteristic, however we expect it finest to point out the perfect efficiency doable so had it set to ‘Balanced’ within the settings for all our benchmarking. Unsurprisingly, these are probably the most spectacular outcomes we’ve examined on this recreation by some margin, although it’s tough to say how a lot of that is all the way down to the implementation of FSR vs the laptop computer itself. You may see our ASUS ROG Zephyrus FLOW X16 overview for an instance of an RTX 3070 Ti, RX 6900HX laptop computer performing with FSR Balanced enabled, nonetheless for a comparability towards one other RTX 3080 Ti machine you’ll have to anticipate our upcoming ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 overview.
Artificial benchmarks produced the next outcomes. Once more these assessments had been carried out with CPU and GPU voltage and fan velocity set to most inside Handbook mode:
Cinebench R23
- Multicore: 23,391
- Single core: 2,008
3D Mark Time Spy
- CPU: 16,995
- GPU: 13,582
- General: 14,001
ASUS ROG STRIX SCAR 17 SE vs MSI Titan GT77 vs MSI Raider GE76
As said, the MSI Titan GT77 and MSI Raider GE76 are the principle competing laptops to the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE. All three laptops have the identical 175W TGP RTX 3080 Ti GPU, although have totally different CPUs: the SCAR 17 SE has probably the most {powerful} Intel Core i9-12950HX, the Titan GT77 has the i9-12900HX, and the Raider GE76 has the i9-12900HK wither fewer cores and cache.
Sadly, we haven’t but had likelihood to check these MSI laptops ourselves, however have completed some dutiful scouring of the net for different reviewers we belief to see their benchmark outcomes. On common evidently the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE performs about as effectively in-game because the MSI Titan GT77 in FPS phrases: performing just a few % higher in some titles, however worse in others by about the identical. You’d be unlikely to note a lot distinction between the efficiency of the 2 in-game until you had been truly trying on the FPS depend. In artificial benchmarks simulating inventive workloads, the Strix SCAR 17 SE nearly edges forward of the Titan, most probably as a result of its barely extra {powerful} CPU.
The Raider GE76 performs about 3-5% worse in FPS phrases throughout the board in comparison with both of those two laptops, and has inferior workstation efficiency as a result of its comparatively weaker CPU (although nonetheless fairly spectacular).
When it comes to different options, the MSI Titan GT77 comes with a webcam, SD card reader, 4 upgradeable RAM slots (versus two on the SCAR 17 SE), the choice to purchase the machine outfitted with 64GB, and 4 upgradeable M.2 SSD slots (one of many slots being PCIe Gen 5), albeit with no RAID 0 possibility (that means quicker SSDs for the Scar 17 SE). The shows of each machines are comparable, however the Scar SE 17 has superior DCI-P3 colour replication, with the Titan solely managing 73.2% protection. The Titan has worse audio system, however comparable battery life. The options of the Raider are similar to the Titan, except for solely having two upgradable RAM and SSD slots.
Remaining Phrase
Every part thought of, the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE is in a minimum of joint first place for the title of strongest gaming laptop computer, although we’re a bit much less entusiastic about it than we want to be contemplating the very excessive price ticket. For an MSRP at round $4,299, we might have anticipated to have seen a webcam, SD card reader, and higher colour accuracy, weak factors which all detract from its usefulness as a dual-use inventive/workstation machine, whatever the CPU’s energy. Choices for overclocked RAM, a fingerprint scanner, and significantly G-Sync would even have been good. Then once more, we’d definitely rating it pretty evenly with the competing MSI Titan GT77: though this has a webcam and an SD card reader, in addition to better RAM and SSD growth choices, it’s a bit greater and heavier, will not be fairly as {powerful} in workstation duties, has worse audio system, and a narrower colour gamut for creatives considering working within the DCI-P3 area.
In the end, all of it comes all the way down to worth for cash, and in case you’re simply after an ultra-powerful gaming rig, we’d in all probability go for the marginally much less {powerful} MSI Raider GE76 in case you can decide one up for considerably cheaper (the perfect deal we’ve seen is the 4K model on Newegg for $3,690). When you actually need probably the most {powerful} laptop computer round although, and are into the distinctive ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 Particular Version styling, then it’s definitely a worthy possibility.
