Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18
  • Launched: January 2023
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~80.1%
  • Dimensions: 399 x 294 x 23.1 mm (15.71 x 11.57 x 0.91 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the ROG Strix SCAR 18.
Performance
98
Gaming
96
Display
62
Battery Life
62
Connectivity
79
Case
48
NanoReview Score
78
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18

Case

Weight 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs)
Dimensions 399 x 294 x 23.1 mm
15.71 x 11.57 x 0.91 inches
Area 1173 cm2 (181.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.1%
Side bezels 5.7 mm
Colors Black
Transformer No
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal Yes
Number of fans 3
Max. fan speed (RPM) 6400 RPM
Noise level (max. load) 55.8 dB

Display

Size 18 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz
PPI 168 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Display tests
Contrast 907:1
sRGB color space 100%
Adobe RGB profile 84.9%
DCI-P3 color gamut 97.2%
Response time 7 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:40 hr
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Left
Charge power 330 W
Weigh of AC adapter 968 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.6 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E)
Threads 32
L3 Cache 36 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
2206
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
21171
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
2241
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
32158

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 175 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm
FLOPS 24.7 TFLOPS
Memory size 12 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 192 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 7424
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 232
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 80
GPU performance
24.7 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz
Type DDR5
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness 82.7 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E
Bluetooth v5.2
Fingerprint No
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader No
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Key travel 2 mm
Touchpad
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes

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