2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 vs. Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020): Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 and Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 Pros

Reasons that 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 is better than Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020).

Slightly faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX inside 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 has a 12% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 9-4900H inside Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 - AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX
7,663
2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
7,098
Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) - AMD Ryzen 9-4900H
6,806
Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) - AMD Ryzen 7-4800H
6,440
Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) - AMD Ryzen 5-4600H
4,908
Supports larger memory

The 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020). It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020).

Max system memory size
2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17
64 GB
Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
32 GB
10% larger display

The 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020).

Display size
2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17
17.3-inch
Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
15.6-inch

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) is better than 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17.

About 32% lighter

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) weighed 4.1 pounds, 32% lighter than the 5.95 pounds 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17.

Weight2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Pound
5.95 lbs.
4.1 lbs.
Kilogram
2.70 kg
1.86 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 and Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020).

Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed
2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Upgradable memory

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

Memory2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Slots
x2
x0,1
TypeDDR4DDR4

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 Price
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 360Hz IPS FHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Opti-Mechanical Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Pro, G733QSA-PB96
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 360Hz IPS FHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Opti-Mechanical Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Pro, G733QSA-PB96
By ASUS
$1,979.00
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 Gaming Laptop, 17.3" 360Hz FHD IPS Display, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 64GB DDR4 RAM, 4TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, Opti-Mechanical Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Pro
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 Gaming Laptop, 17.3" 360Hz FHD IPS Display, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 64GB DDR4 RAM, 4TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, Opti-Mechanical Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Pro
By ASUS
$2,579.00
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 17.3" 360Hz IPS FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, Intel Core i9-12900H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 11, G733ZW-DS94
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 17.3" 360Hz IPS FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, Intel Core i9-12900H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 11, G733ZW-DS94
By ASUS
$2,699.00
Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) Price
Lenovo - Legion Slim 7 - Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7 5800H - 16GB DDR4 RAM - 2 x 1TB NVMe TLC SSD - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q Graphics - 15.6" FHD 165 Hz - Windows
Lenovo - Legion Slim 7 - Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7 5800H - 16GB DDR4 RAM - 2 x 1TB NVMe TLC SSD - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q Graphics - 15.6" FHD 165 Hz - Windows
By Lenovo
$2,299.00
Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gaming Laptop | 16" WQXGA 165Hz 100% sRGB | AMD Zen4 8-core Ryzen 7 7840HS | 16GB DDR5 512GB SSD | GeForce RTX 4060 8GB | RGB Backlit Rapid Charge Win11Pro Grey + HDMI Cable
Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gaming Laptop | 16" WQXGA 165Hz 100% sRGB | AMD Zen4 8-core Ryzen 7 7840HS | 16GB DDR5 512GB SSD | GeForce RTX 4060 8GB | RGB Backlit Rapid Charge Win11Pro Grey + HDMI Cable
By Lenovo
$1,249.00
Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 AMD 14" Laptop (2023 Model) - AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS 8-Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 512 GB M.2 NVMe SSD, 14.5" 2.8K OLED 400-Nits, Windows 11 Home
Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 AMD 14" Laptop (2023 Model) - AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS 8-Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 512 GB M.2 NVMe SSD, 14.5" 2.8K OLED 400-Nits, Windows 11 Home
By Lenovo
$1,399.99

Availability

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Released20212020
Release DateAnnounced on January 13, 2021 (CES 2021)Announced on November 11, 2020
Applicable Models
  • 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17
  • ROG Strix SCAR 17 (2021)
  • ROG Strix SCAR 17 G733
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Generations-

Exterior

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Dimensions15.55 x 11.10 x 0.92 - 1.08” (395 x 282 x 23.4 - 27.5 mm)14.01 x 9.84 x 0.6 - 0.7 inches (356 x 250 x 15.9 - 17.9 mm)
Weight5.95 lbs (2.70 kg)Starting at 4.1 lbs (1.86 kg)
Colors
Black
with Rubber Grey Customizable Armor Cap.
Slate grey
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Optical Mech Keyboard
    1.9 mm key travel Per-Key RGB 100M key press lifetime 0.2 ms response time Aura Sync
  • Hotkeys 
    Volume down volume up mute HyperFan Armoury Crate
  • Touchpad
    85% larger glass surface matte finish
  • 6-row, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad.
  • LED backlight.
  • Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad supports Precision TouchPad (PTP).

Display

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Size17.3 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 17.3” FHD 360Hz
    16:9 1920 x 1080 360Hz 3ms 100% sRGB 75.35% Adobe RGB Non-touch IPS Level Anti-Glare Adaptive-Sync
  • 17.3” WQHD 165Hz
    16:9 2560 x 1440 165Hz 3ms 100% DCI-P3 Non-touch IPS Level Anti-Glare Adaptive-Sync
  • 15.6" FHD 60Hz
    1920 x 1080 IPS 60 Hz 100% sRGB Dolby Vision® Supported 300 nits
  • 15.6" FHD 144Hz 
    1920 x 1080 IPS 144 Hz Up to 3 ms with OD Response Time 100% sRGB Dolby Vision® Supported 300 nits
  • 15.6" UHD 60Hz
    3840 x 2160 IPS 60 Hz 100% Adobe RGB VESA DisplayHDR 400 Certified Dolby Vision® Supported 500 nits

Ports

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 Ports
Image Source: ASUS
  • 1 x USB Type-C™
    Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort™ 1.4, and Power Delivery 3.0
  • 3 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0b
  • 1 x Audio combo jack
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x DC-in
  • 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
    Supports DisplayPort™ 1.4b, and Power Delivery 100W.
  • 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2
  • 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 (Always On)
  • 1 x 4-in-1 Full-size SD Card Reader
  • 1 x Audio jack
  • 1 x Power adapter

Internal Specs

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 3.00 → 4.00 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    6 Graphics Cores, 1500 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 1750 MHz
Memory
16GB 32GB 64GB
Dual-Channel LPDDR4 3200MHz SDRAM.
2 x SODIMM slots
8GB 16GB 32GB
3200 MHz DDR4 Memory
  • 1 x Onboard Memory
  • 1 x SO-DIMM DDR4 Slot
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1802MHz at 115W (130W with Dynamic Boost).
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1660MHz at 115W (130W with Dynamic Boost).
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080
    16GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1645MHz at 115W (130W with Dynamic Boost).
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti
    4GB GDDR6
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti
    Max-Q Design, 6GB GDDR6
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
    Max-Q Design, 6GB GDDR6
Storage
512GB 1TB 2TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0.
2 x M.2 SSD slots, supports RAID-0.
512 GB 1TB 2TB
M.2 2280 SSD
  • 2 x PCIe NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 slots

Connectivity

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.1, M.2 Card
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
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Battery

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Size90 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion)71 WHr (Integrated 3-Cell Li-Polymer battery)
Battery Life-Up to 4.9 hours
Tested with MobileMark® 2018
Power Supply
240W
  ø6.0 mm power adapter.
Supports USB-C™ Power Delivery 3.0 up to 100W
170W 230W
Slim tip AC adapter.

Software

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Home 64
  • Windows 10 Pro 64
  • FreeDOS
  • No operating system
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate Screen Xpert Aura Creator 1M Xbox Game Pass
Lenovo Vantage Dolby Atmos® Speaker System Dolby Vision® Xrite-Pantone Color Management McAfee® Antivirus

Camera & Audio

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
CameraNo built-in webcam.Top-placed Built-in HD Webcam (720p) with Privacy Shutter
Audio
  • 2 x 4W speaker with Smart Amp Technology.
  • 2 x 2W tweeter.
  • Supports Dolby Atmos.
  • Built-in array microphone
  • Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
  • 2 x 2W Dolby Atmos® Speaker System for Gaming
  • Dual array microphone

Misc

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Sensors-
  • Fingerprint Reader Combined with Power Button
Security-
  • Fingerprint Reader
    • Touch style fingerprint reader on the power button
  • BIOS Security
    • Power-on password
    • Supervisor password
  • Other Security
    • Camera privacy shutter
In the box-
  • Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15”
  • AC adapter
  • Internal Battery
  • Quick Start Guide
Warranty-2-year (1-yr battery) depot service

Key Features

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
At Glance
Released in Early
2021
16:9 WQHD
17.3”
1440p 165Hz
Weight
5.95 lb
2.70 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX
8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,416
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,663
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3080
16GB GDDR6 115W TGP
Released in
2020
16:9 4K UHD
15.6”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
4.1 lb
1.86 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 9-4900H
8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,137
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,806
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 1750 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 2060
6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

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