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ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” vs. MacBook Air 11” 2015: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” and MacBook Air 11” 2015, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” Pros

Reasons that ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” is better than MacBook Air 11” 2015.

2017 vs. 2015

Intel Core i7-8750H inside ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” has a 190% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-5650U inside MacBook Air 11” 2015.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

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

4,470

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

3,269

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

3,208

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

2,685

MacBook Air 11” 2015 - Intel Core i7-5650U

1,538

MacBook Air 11” 2015 - Intel Core i5-5250U

1,266

ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the MacBook Air 11” 2015. It supports up to 32GB versus 8GB of system memory on the MacBook Air 11” 2015.

Max system memory size

ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”

32 GB

MacBook Air 11” 2015

8 GB

ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Air 11” 2015. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 1600MHz of system memory on the MacBook Air 11” 2015.

Memory type and speed

ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” - DDR4

2,666 MHz

MacBook Air 11” 2015 - LPDDR3

1,600 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” has a 15.6-inch screen size 34% larger than the 11.6-inch MacBook Air 11” 2015.

Display size

ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”

15.6-inch

MacBook Air 11” 2015

11.6-inch

MacBook Air 11” 2015 Pros

Reasons that MacBook Air 11” 2015 is better than ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”.

MacBook Air 11” 2015 weighed 2.38 pounds, 57% lighter than the 5.51 pounds ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”.

Weight	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	MacBook Air 11” 2015
Pound	5.51 lbs.	2.38 lbs.
Kilogram	2.50 kg	1.08 kg

Prices

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

ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” Price
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 165Hz IPS QHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 32GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Opti-Mechanical Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Pro, G533QS-XS98Q By ASUS $2,199.99 $2,699.99 19% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6 inch 300Hz IPS Type FHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Opti-Mechanical Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows10, G533QS-DS96 By ASUS $1,539.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" 300Hz IPS Type FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Opti-Mechanical Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 11, G533QS-DS94 By ASUS $1,575.48 $1,999.99 21% OFF	See at Amazon
MacBook Air 11” 2015 Price
	Apple Macbook Air MJVM2LL/A Intel i5 1.6GHz 8GB 128GB (Renewed) By Apple $219.99 $235.00 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Early 2015 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $228.20 $285.00 20% OFF	See at Amazon
	Apple MacBook Air MJVP2LL/A 11.6-Inch 256GB Laptop (Renewed) By Apple $239.99 $254.99 6% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	MacBook Air 11” 2015
Released	2017	2015
Release Date	-	Available on March 10, 2015
Pricing	-	$899 Intel Core i5 5250U \| 4GB RAM \| 128GB SSD $1,099 Intel Core i5 5250U \| 4GB RAM \| 256GB SSD

Exterior	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	MacBook Air 11” 2015
Dimensions	15.11” x 10.31” x 0.90” (384 x 262 x 23 mm)	11.8” x 7.56” x 0.11 - 0.68” (300 mm x 192 mm x 3 - 17 mm)
Weight	5.51 lbs (2.5 kg)	Starting at 2.38 pounds (1.08 kg)
Colors	Midnight Black	Silver
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 with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement) with ambient light sensor Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities

Display

ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”

MacBook Air 11” 2015

Size

15.6 Inches

11.6 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

11.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors
Supported resolutions: 1366 by 768 (native), 1344 by 756, and 1280 by 720 pixels at 16:9 aspect ratio; 1152 by 720 and 1024 by 640 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768 and 800 by 600 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio

Ports	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	MacBook Air 11” 2015
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	1 x Thunderbolt 2 port Supports data transfers up to 20 Gbps. 2 x USB 3.0 ports Supports data transfers up to 5 Gbps. 1 x 3.5 mm headphone jack 1 x MagSafe 2 power port

Internal Specs	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	MacBook Air 11” 2015
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	5th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-5250U 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.60 → 2.70 GHz, 3MB Cache, 15W 5th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-5350U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.20 → 3.10 GHz, 4MB Cache, 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	5th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-5250U Intel® HD Graphics 6000 48 Execution Units, 300 → 950 MHz 5th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-5350U Intel® HD Graphics 6000 48 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 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	4GB Configurable to 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
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.	-
Storage	1TB SSHD 1TB 7200 rpm HDD 2TB 5400 rpm HDD	128GB 256GB Configurable to 512GB flash storage.

Connectivity	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	MacBook Air 11” 2015
Wi-Fi	802.11ac 2x2 Wave 2 WLAN 802.11ac 2x2 WLAN 802.11ac 1x1 WLAN	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	-

Battery	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	MacBook Air 11” 2015
Size	-	38 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
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 9 hours of wireless web Up to 10 hours of iTunes movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time
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	45W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter With cable management system; MagSafe 2 power port.

Software	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	MacBook Air 11” 2015
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Shipped with OS X El Capitan
Built-in Apps	ROG Gaming Center GameFirst V GameVisual Sonic Studio & Sonic Radar III Aura Core XSplit Gamecaster (free) Android / iOS App	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Safari Mail Messages FaceTime Calendar Notes App Store iTunes iBooks Maps Contacts Reminders

Camera & Audio	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	MacBook Air 11” 2015
Camera	Front-facing webcam.	720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio	2 x 3.5W speaker with Smart AMP technology Array microphones	Stereo speakers Dual microphones Headphone port Support for Apple iPhone headset with remote and microphone

Misc	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	MacBook Air 11” 2015
In the box	-	MacBook Air 11″ Power adapter AC wall plug Power cord
Warranty	-	Limited Warranty and ServiceYour MacBook Air comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to extend your service and support to three years from your computer’s purchase date. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-authorized technicians using genuine Apple parts. For more information, visit Apple Support or call 800-823-2775.
More	-	Video Support Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 3840 by 2160 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors Thunderbolt digital video output Native Mini DisplayPort output DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (sold separately) VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (sold separately) Dual-link DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (sold separately) HDMI audio and video output using third-party Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (sold separately)

Key Features	ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15”	MacBook Air 11” 2015
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 Early 2015 16:10 HD+ 11.6” 756p 60Hz Weight 2.38 lb 1.08 kg Up to Intel Core i7-5650U 2C/4T, 2.20 → 3.10 GHz Geekbench 5 737 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,538 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 6000 48 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz Up to 8GB 1600 MHz LPDDR3

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ROG Strix SCAR Edition 15” vs. MacBook Air 11” 2015: Full specs comparison