ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 (2021)
- Launched: January 2021
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~74.1%
- Dimensions: 395 x 282 x 27.5 mm (15.55 x 11.1 x 1.08 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the ROG Strix Scar 17 (2021).
Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 (2021)
| Weight |
2.7 kg (5.95 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
395 x 282 x 27.5 mm
15.55 x 11.1 x 1.08 inches |
| Area |
1114 cm2 (172.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~74.1% |
| Side bezels |
6 mm |
| Colors |
Black |
| Material |
Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
|
| Transformer |
No |
| Opening angle |
130° |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
No |
| Liquid metal |
Yes |
| Number of fans |
2 |
| Noise level (max. load) |
51.3 dB |
| Size |
17.3 inches |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate |
300 Hz |
| PPI |
127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
16:9 |
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support |
No |
| Sync technology |
Adaptive Sync |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Matte |
| Ambient light sensor |
No |
Display tests
| Contrast |
1321:1 |
| sRGB color space |
100% |
| Adobe RGB profile |
75.3% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut |
71% |
| Response time |
3 ms |
| Full charging time |
1:30 hr |
| Battery type |
Li-Ion |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| USB Power Delivery |
Yes |
| Charging port position |
Left |
| Charge power |
240 W |
| Weight of AC adapter |
704 grams |
| Base frequency |
3.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency |
4.4 GHz |
| Cores |
8 |
| Threads |
16 |
| L3 Cache |
16 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Radeon RX Vega 8 |
| Fabrication process |
7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2122
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
8875
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1534
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
13351
| TGP |
115-130 W |
| Nvidia Optimus |
Yes |
| Type |
Dedicated |
| Fabrication process |
8 nm |
| GPU base clock |
1504 MHz |
| GPU boost clock |
1802 MHz |
| FLOPS |
13.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size |
6 GB |
| Memory type |
GDDR6 |
| Memory bus |
192 bit |
| Memory speed |
14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
3840 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
120 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
48 |
GPU performance
13.8 TFLOPS
| Channels |
1x8 GB |
| Clock |
3200 MHz |
| Type |
DDR4 |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| Max. ram size |
64 GB |
| Bus |
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x512 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Speakers |
2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power |
2x2W, 2x4W |
| Dolby Atmos |
Yes |
| Loudness |
~73.7 dB |
| Microphones |
2 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v6 |
| Bluetooth |
v5.2 |
| Fingerprint |
No |
| Infrared sensor |
No |
| Optical drive |
No |
Ports
| USB-A |
3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C |
1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt |
No |
| HDMI |
1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort |
No |
| VGA |
No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) |
Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) |
Yes |
| SD card reader |
No |
| Proprietary charging port |
Yes |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Mechanical |
| Numpad |
Yes |
| Backlight |
Yes |
| Key travel |
1.9 mm |
Touchpad
| Size |
13.0 x 7.6 cm |
| Surface |
Plastic |
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
Comparison with competitors
