Dell Alienware 18 Area-51 vs Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Alienware 18 Area-51
- Higher screen refresh rate: 300 versus 240 Hz
- Easier to carry: weighs 330 grams less (around 0.73 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 12% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~7%) battery – 96 against 90 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (164.1 vs 184.3 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835
- Can run popular games at about 157-215% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.2x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Around 9% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Provides 140% higher max. screen brightness: 1200 vs 500 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 3.15 kg (6.95 lbs) | 3.48 kg (7.67 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 365 x 290 x 21.6-28.5 mm 14.37 x 11.42 x 0.85-1.12 inches |
399 x 298 x 23.5-32 mm 15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.26 inches |
| Area | 1059 cm2 (164.1 inches2) | 1189 cm2 (184.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.7% | ~79% |
| Side bezels | -11.3 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Black, Green | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum |
Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 4 | 3 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 55.9 dB | 53.7 dB |
Display
| Size | 18 inches | 18 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 300 Hz | 240 Hz |
| PPI | 168 ppi | 168 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 7640:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 89.7% | 87.2% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 96.1% | 100% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.7 V | - |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 100 W |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 360 W | 380 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 1045 grams | 986 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.2 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| Cores | 20 (8P + 12E) | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| Threads | 20 | 24 |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB | 36 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 175 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| FLOPS | 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS | 37.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | ~28 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3328 | 5888 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 104 | 184 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 80 |
| GPU performance | 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS | 37.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2769 | 5952 |
| Solar Bay | 40627 | 96332 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x16 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 96 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 3 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3329 | - |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~87.9 dB | ~86.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Mechanical | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 13.1 x 8.0 cm | 13.8 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835:
- The laptop is equipped with DDR5 RAM at 5600 MHz but supports an upgrade to DDR5 6400 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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