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ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” vs. Dell Precision 3550: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” and Dell Precision 3550 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” Pros

Reasons that ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” is better than Dell Precision 3550.

Intel Core i7-8750H inside ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” has a 14% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10810U inside Dell Precision 3550.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Dell Precision 3550 - Intel Core i7-10810U

3,911

ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” - Intel Core i7-7700HQ

3,208

Dell Precision 3550 - Intel Core i7-10610U

3,042

Dell Precision 3550 - Intel Core i5-10310U

2,992

Dell Precision 3550 - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Dell Precision 3550 - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” - Intel Core i5-7300HQ

2,685

Dell Precision 3550 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 3550 is better than ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”.

2020 vs. 2017

Dell Precision 3550 weighed 4.09 pounds, 26% lighter than the 5.51 pounds ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”.

Weight	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	Dell Precision 3550
Pound	5.51 lbs.	4.09 lbs.
Kilogram	2.50 kg	1.86 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” and Dell Precision 3550.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”

32 GB

Dell Precision 3550

32 GB

Both laptops supports the same 2666MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed

ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell Precision 3550 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Prices

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

ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” Price
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 240Hz IPS QHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, Intel Core i9 12900H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 11 Home, G533ZW-AS94Q,Black By ASUS $1,679.99 $2,049.99 18% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15.6" 240Hz IPS 2K Gaming Laptop (14-Core Intel i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 16GB, 64GB DDR5, 4TB PCIe SSD, Per-Key RGB Backlit KYB, Thunderbolt 4, WiFi 6, Win11P) w/DKZ Hub By ASUS $3,559.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 300Hz IPS FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i9 12900H, 16GB DDR5, 512GB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 11 Home, G533ZM-ES93 By ASUS $1,699.99 $1,799.99 6% OFF	See at Amazon
Dell Precision 3550 Price
	Dell Precision 3550 15.6-inch Laptop - Intel Core i5 10th Gen i5-10310U - Quad Core 4.4Ghz - 256GB SSD - 16GB RAM - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $349.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 3550 15.6-inch Laptop - Intel Core i5 10th Gen i5-10310U - Quad Core 4.4Ghz - 512GB SSD - 16GB RAM - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Pro Carbon (Renewed) By Dell $1,163.97	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 3550 Laptop FHD Notebook PC, Intel Core i7-10510U Processor, 16GB DDR4 Ram, 512GB NVMe SSD, Webcam, WiFi & Bluetooth, Thunderbolt, HDMI, NVIDIA Quadro P520 Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $600.00	See at Amazon

Availability	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	Dell Precision 3550
Released	2017	2020
Generations	-	2022 Dell Precision 3571 2022 Dell Precision 3570 2021 Dell Precision 3561 2021 Dell Precision 3560 2020 Dell Precision 3551 2020 Dell Precision 3550

Exterior	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	Dell Precision 3550
Dimensions	15.11” x 10.31” x 0.90” (384 x 262 x 23 mm)	14.13” x 9.30” x 0.46 - 0.59” (359.1 mm x 236.25 mm x 11.81 - 14.99 mm)
Weight	5.51 lbs (2.5 kg)	4.09 lbs (1.86 kg)
Colors	Midnight Black	-
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit chiclet keyboard RGB 4 zones Marked WASD keys Hotkeys: Volume up / Volume down / Mute / ROG Gaming Center 1.8mm travel distance 0.25mm keycap curve	Full-size backlit keyboard. 4.00” x 2.45” (101.7 mm x 55.2 mm) touchpad with 5 multi-touch gesture support.

Display

ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”

Dell Precision 3550

Size

15.6 Inches

Info

ROG Strix SCAR Edition SL503.VD/VM

15.6-inch Full HD (1920x1080) wide-viewing angle TN panel, 120Hz, 5ms, 72% NTSC

ROG Strix SCAR Edition SL503VS

15.6-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 7ms, 72% NTSC, G-SYNC

ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL503GE

15.6-inch Full HD (1920x1080) wide-viewing angle TN panel, 120Hz, 3ms, 94% NTSC

15.6" HD Non-Touch
1366x768 100 PPI 220 nits Anti-Glare Non-Touch 45% color gamut
15.6" FHD Non-Touch
1920x1080 141 PPI 220 nits Anti-Glare Non-Touch 45% color gamut WVA
15.6" FHD Non-Touch
1920x1080 141 PPI 300 nits Anti-Glare Non-Touch 100% sRGB WVA
15.6" FHD Touch
1920x1080 141 PPI 220 nits Anti-Glare w/Embedded Touch 45% color gamut WVA

Ports	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	Dell Precision 3550
Image Source: ASUS 1 x mDP 1.2 1 x HDMI 2.0 Supports 4K UHD output at 60 fps. 1 x RJ-45 Jack 1 x 2-in-1 card reader 1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack 1 x Kensington lock ROG Strix SCAR Edition SL503VD 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (Type-C) 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 1 x USB 2.0 ROG Strix SCAR Edition SL503VM 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (Type-C) 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ROG Strix SCAR Edition SL503VS 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (Type-C) (Thunderbolt™) 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL503GE 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (Type-C) 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1	Image Source: Dell 1 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 and DisplayPort 1.4. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 with PowerShare 1 x HDMI 1.4 Port 1 x Flip-Down RJ-45 port 1 x Headset jack 1 x MicroSD-card reader 1 x SIM card slot (optional) 1 x Smart card reader (optional) 1 x Noble Wedge-shaped lock slot 1 x DC-in

Internal Specs	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	Dell Precision 3550
Processor	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ 4 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB Cache, 45W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 3.80 GHz, 6MB Cache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 4.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10810U with vPro™ 6 cores, 12 threads, 1.10 → 4.90 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™ Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™ Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10810U with vPro™ Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL503.VD/VM/VS Up to 32GB DDR4 2400MHz SDRAM ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL503GE Up to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM slots Memory Configurations Speed: 2667MHz Memory Type: Non-ECC Minimum Memory: 4GB Maximum Memory: 32B
Discrete Graphics	ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL503VD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Factory-overclocked by 100MHz, 2GB/4GB GDDR5 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL503VM NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 3GB/6GB GDDR5 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL503VS NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL503GE NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5 VRAM.	NVIDIA Quadro P520 (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 64-bit, 1303 → 1493 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores.
Storage	1TB SSHD 1TB 7200 rpm HDD 2TB 5400 rpm HDD	Hard Drive Slots 1 x M.2 PCIe SSD slot 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Up to 2TB SATA Hard Drive

Connectivity	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	Dell Precision 3550
Wi-Fi	802.11ac 2x2 Wave 2 WLAN 802.11ac 2x2 WLAN 802.11ac 1x1 WLAN	Intel AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 802.11 a/b/g WiFi-4 (802.11n) WiFi-5 (802.11ac) WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1 Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820) Up to 867 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 802.11 a/b/g WiFi-4 (802.11n) WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Intel 1219-V/Intel 1219-LM Gigabit Ethernet controller

Battery	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	Dell Precision 3550
Size	-	42 Wh - 3-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable 51 Wh - 3-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable 68 Wh - 4-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable 68 Wh - 4-cell lithium-ion, Long Cycle Life
Battery Life	ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL503.VD/GE 9 hours battery life ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL503VM 3.5 hours battery life ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL503VS 3 hours battery life ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL503GE NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5 VRAM.	Up to 17 hours of battery life With optional 4-cell 68 Wh ExpressCharge capable battery.
Power Supply	ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL503.VD/GE 150W power adapter ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL503VM 180W power adapter ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL503VS 230W power adapter	65 W - 7 mm-barrel power adapter 90 W - 7 mm-barrel power adapter 65 W - USB-C power adapter 90 W - USB-C power adapter

Software	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	Dell Precision 3550
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 8.2 Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	ROG Gaming Center GameFirst V GameVisual Sonic Studio & Sonic Radar III Aura Core XSplit Gamecaster (free) Android / iOS App	Microsoft Office 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	Dell Precision 3550
Camera	Front-facing webcam.	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Optinal Infrared camera For Windows Hello Facial Recognition.
Audio	2 x 3.5W speaker with Smart AMP technology Array microphones	Dual integrated high-quality speakers 2W Stereo Speakers Dual integrated noise-canceling digital array microphones MaxxAudio® Pro by Waves

Misc	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	Dell Precision 3550
Sensors	-	Ambient light sensor The fingerprint reader in the power button (optional) IR Camera (optional)
Security	-	Hardware Security SafeBIOS - protects from threats that attack below-the-OS. Includes Dell Off-host BIOS Verification, BIOS Resilience, BIOS Recovery, and additional BIOS Controls. SafeID - secures end-user credentials with a dedicated security chip. Additional features include the following: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.07, self-encrypting storage drives (Opal, FIPS), Smart card keyboard (FIPS). Physical Security Options - Chassis lock slot support, Chassis Intrusion Switch, Lockable Cable Covers, Supply chain tamper alerts (Check regional availability) Software Security SafeGuard and Response - powered by VMware Carbon Black and Secureworks provides modern security to prevent, detect, and remediate advanced malware and cyber attacks. A suite of technologies include the following: Next-Generation Antivirus (NGAV), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Threat Detection and Response (TDR), Managed Endpoint Detection and Response, Incident Management Retainer, Emergency Incident Response SafeData - protects information on devices and in the cloud.
Warranty	-	Basic Onsite Service 12 Months, 12 Month(s)

Key Features	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	Dell Precision 3550
At Glance	Released in 2017 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 144Hz Weight 5.51 lb 2.50 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8750H 6C/12T, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz Geekbench 5 975 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,470 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz Up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5	Released in 2020 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 60Hz Weight 4.09 lb 1.86 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10810U 6C/12T, 1.10 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,039 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,911 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro P520 2GB GDDR5

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ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” vs. Dell Precision 3550: Full specs comparison