2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 vs. MSI GS75 Stealth: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 and MSI GS75 Stealth models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 over MSI GS75 Stealth.

MSI GS75 Stealth Pros

Reasons that MSI GS75 Stealth is better than 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17.

Supports larger memory

MSI GS75 Stealth supports a larger memory capacity than the 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17.

Max system memory size
MSI GS75 Stealth
64 GB
2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17
32 GB
10% larger display

MSI GS75 Stealth has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17.

Display size
MSI GS75 Stealth
17.3-inch
2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17
15.6-inch
About 18% lighter

MSI GS75 Stealth weighed 5.29 pounds, 18% lighter than the 6.39 pounds 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17.

Weight2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17MSI GS75 Stealth
Pound
6.39 lbs.
5.29 lbs.
Kilogram
2.90 kg
2.40 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 and MSI GS75 Stealth.

Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed
2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
MSI GS75 Stealth - DDR4
3,200 MHz

Prices

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

2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 Price
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 X3D (2023) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” QHD 240Hz/3ms, 100% DCI-P3 Display, GeForce RTX 4090, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D, 32GB DDR5, 2TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, G733PYV-XH97
 ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 X3D (2023) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” QHD 240Hz/3ms, 100% DCI-P3 Display, GeForce RTX 4090, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D, 32GB DDR5, 2TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, G733PYV-XH97
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$3,699.99
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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
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$1,599.00
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ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 300Hz FHD IPS Type, NVIDIA GeF RTX 2070 Super, Intel Core i7-10875H, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, PK RGB Keyboard, Wi-Fi 6, Win 10, G732LWS-DS76 (Renewed)
 ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 300Hz FHD IPS Type, NVIDIA GeF RTX 2070 Super, Intel Core i7-10875H, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, PK RGB Keyboard, Wi-Fi 6, Win 10, G732LWS-DS76 (Renewed)
By ASUS
$999.00
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MSI GS75 Stealth Price
MSI GS75 STEALTH-242-17.3" 144Hz - i7-9750H - NVIDIA RTX 2080 Max Q - 32GB - 1TB SSD
 MSI GS75 STEALTH-242-17.3" 144Hz - i7-9750H - NVIDIA RTX 2080 Max Q - 32GB - 1TB SSD
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$3,399.00
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2020 MSI GS75 Stealth 17.3 Inch FHD 1080P Gaming Laptop (Intel 6-Core i7-9750H up to 4.5GHz, NVIDIA RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, RGB Backlit KB, WiFi, HDMI, Win10)
 2020 MSI GS75 Stealth 17.3 Inch FHD 1080P Gaming Laptop (Intel 6-Core i7-9750H up to 4.5GHz, NVIDIA RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, RGB Backlit KB, WiFi, HDMI, Win10)
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$2,099.99
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MSI Stealth GS66 15.6” 240Hz Gaming Laptop: 12th Gen Intel Core i7, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3070Ti, 32GB DDR5, 512GB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost Trinity+, Win 11 PRO: Black 12UGS-246
 MSI Stealth GS66 15.6” 240Hz Gaming Laptop: 12th Gen Intel Core i7, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3070Ti, 32GB DDR5, 512GB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost Trinity+, Win 11 PRO: Black 12UGS-246
By MSI
$1,299.00
$1,999.99 35% OFF
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Specs Comparison

Availability

2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17MSI GS75 Stealth
Released20202020
Generations-

Exterior

2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17MSI GS75 Stealth
Dimensions15.73” x 11.55” x 0.86” - 1.03” (399.7mm x 293.4mm x 22mm - 26.2mm)15.59” x 10.21” x 0.79” (396.1 x 259.4 x 20.25 mm)
Weight2.9kg5.29 lbs (2.4 kg)
Colors
Black
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Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Backlit chiclet keyboard
  • N-key rollover
  • Per-Key RGB
  • Aura Sync
  • Hotkeys (Volume down, volume up, mute, Operating Modes, Armoury Crate)
  • Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries with Silver-Lining Print
  • Silky smooth touchpad with multi-touch gesture

Display

2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17MSI GS75 Stealth
Size15.6 Inches17.3 Inches
Info
  • 17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 300Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB
  • 17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB
  • 17.3" FHD (1920x1080), 240Hz, IPS-Level
  • 17.3" FHD (1920x1080), 300Hz, IPS-Level

Ports

2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17MSI GS75 Stealth
2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 Ports
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  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support DisplayPort™
  • 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0b
  • 1 x 3.5mm Audio Jack/ 1 x Audio Jack Mic-in (Combo Jack)
  • 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
  • 1 x Keystone
  • 1 x Type-C (USB3.2 Gen2 / DP / Thunderbolt™3) with PD charging
  • 1 x  Type-C (USB3.2 Gen2 / DP)
  • 3 x Type-A USB3.2 Gen1
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x Micro SD Card Reader
  • 1 x (4K @ 60Hz) HDMI
  • 1 x Mic-in
  • 1 x Headphone-out (HiFi)

Internal Specs

2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17MSI GS75 Stealth
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
MemoryUp to 32GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAMUp to 64GB 3200MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM slots.
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER™with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 2070 with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 2060 with 6GB GDDR6 VRAM
GS75 Stealth 10SGS
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 With Max-Q Design
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
GS75 Stealth 10SFS
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER™ With Max-Q Design
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
GS75 Stealth 10SF
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 With Max-Q Design
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
GS75 Stealth 10SE
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
    Video memory: 6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage
  • Single
    • 512GB 1TB
      M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD
  • Dual
    • 512GB+512GB 1TB+1TB
      M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD
      Supports RAID 0.
  • Supports up to 3 SSDs.
2x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA)

Connectivity

2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17MSI GS75 Stealth
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
GS75 Stealth 10SE
  • 802.11 AX Wi-Fi 6
GS75 Stealth 10SF/SFS/SGS
  • Killer AX Wi-Fi
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet
  • Gigabit LAN
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
  • Killer Gigabit LAN
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17MSI GS75 Stealth
Size-84 Wh (4-cell Li-Polymer battery)
Battery Life-up to 7 hours+ battery life
Tested on GS75 Stealth 10SF with Full HD 240Hz display and Super battery mode.
Power Supply
  • 230W power adaptor
    Intel Core i7 models.
  • 280W power adaptor
    Intel Core i9 models.
GS75 Stealth 10SE
  • 180W slim power adapter
GS75 Stealth 10SF/SFS/SGS
  • 230W slim power adapter

Software

2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17MSI GS75 Stealth
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Home
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III Aura Creator
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Camera & Audio

2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17MSI GS75 Stealth
Camera
  • No Built-in camera.
  • Front-facing camera
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
  • IR camera for Windows Hello support.
Audio
  • 2 x 4.2W speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • Array Microphone
  • 2x 2W Speaker
  • Sound by Dynaudio with DUO Wave Speaker
  • Array Microphone

Misc

2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17MSI GS75 Stealth
Security-
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in

Key Features

2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17MSI GS75 Stealth
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 300Hz
Weight
6.39 lb
2.90 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,223
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,013
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2070 SUPER
8GB GDDR6
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 300Hz
Weight
5.29 lb
2.40 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,223
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,013
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 2080
8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

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