MSI Titan GT77 vs Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Titan GT77
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 19% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a a little bigger (~10%) battery – 99 against 90 watt-hours
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
- Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 18% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (172.7 vs 203 square inches)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 3.3 kg (7.28 lbs) | 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 397 x 330 x 23 mm 15.63 x 12.99 x 0.91 inches |
395 x 282 x 23.4-28.3 mm 15.55 x 11.1 x 0.92-1.11 inches |
| Area | 1310 cm2 (203 inches2) | 1114 cm2 (172.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~63% | ~74.1% |
| Side bezels | 7 mm | 6 mm |
| Colors | Black, Blue | Black |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 4 | 4 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 61 dB | 48 dB |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 360 Hz | 360 Hz |
| PPI | 127 ppi | 127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 1321:1 | 1100:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.5% | 97% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 70.3% | 70.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 73.2% | 73% |
| Response time | 4 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Bottom |
| Charge power | 330 W | 280 / 330 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 1335 grams | 907 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (8P + 8E) | 14 (6P + 8E) |
| Threads | 24 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 25 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 150 W | 150 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| FLOPS | 19.6 TFLOPS | 19.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | ~14 Gbps | ~14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 5632 | 5632 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 176 | 176 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 | 80 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x16 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 4 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | - | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 4 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 | 4.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
| Loudness | 87 dB | 81 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | - |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | - |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1x v1.4 | 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 |
| Key travel | 1.8 mm | - |
| Size | 13.0 x 8.0 cm | 12.9 x 7.8 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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