ROG Strix SCAR II 17” vs. M1 MacBook Air: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for ROG Strix SCAR II 17” and M1 MacBook Air models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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ROG Strix SCAR II 17” Pros

Reasons that ROG Strix SCAR II 17” is better than M1 MacBook Air.

Supports larger memory

ROG Strix SCAR II 17” supports a larger memory capacity than the M1 MacBook Air. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the M1 MacBook Air.

Max system memory size
ROG Strix SCAR II 17”
32 GB
M1 MacBook Air
16 GB
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Upgradable storage

ROG Strix SCAR II 17” comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage.

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M.2
Yes x1
Onboard
17% larger display

ROG Strix SCAR II 17” has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Air.

Display size
ROG Strix SCAR II 17”
15.6-inch
M1 MacBook Air
13.3-inch

M1 MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Air is better than ROG Strix SCAR II 17”.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2018

Much faster CPU performance

Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Air has a 65% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8750H inside ROG Strix SCAR II 17”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 7G)
7,414
M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 8G)
7,414
ROG Strix SCAR II 17” - Intel Core i7-8750H
4,470
ROG Strix SCAR II 17” - Intel Core i5-8300H
3,269
About 56% lighter

M1 MacBook Air weighed 2.8 pounds, 56% lighter than the 6.36 pounds ROG Strix SCAR II 17”.

WeightROG Strix SCAR II 17”M1 MacBook Air
Pound
6.36 lbs.
2.8 lbs.
Kilogram
2.88 kg
1.27 kg

Prices

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

ROG Strix SCAR II 17” Price
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 X3D G733PYV-XH97 - AMD Ryzen 9-7945HX / up to 5.4 GHz - Win 11 Pro - GeForce RTX 4090-32 GB RAM - 2 TB SSD Off Black
 ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 X3D G733PYV-XH97 - AMD Ryzen 9-7945HX / up to 5.4 GHz - Win 11 Pro - GeForce RTX 4090-32 GB RAM - 2 TB SSD Off Black
By ASUS
$3,749.00
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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
By ASUS
$1,899.99
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ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022) Gaming Laptop, 17.3 inch 240Hz IPS QHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, Intel Core i9 Processor, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 11 Pro, G733CX-XS97
 ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022) Gaming Laptop, 17.3 inch 240Hz IPS QHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, Intel Core i9 Processor, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 11 Pro, G733CX-XS97
By ASUS
$5,798.00
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M1 MacBook Air Price
Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
 Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$647.00
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Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
 Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$799.99
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Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
 Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$610.00
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Specs Comparison

Availability

ROG Strix SCAR II 17”M1 MacBook Air
Released20182020
Release Date-Announced on November 10th, 2020
Pricing-
  • $999
    Apple M1 Chip (7 cores GPU) | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
  • $1,249
    Apple M1 Chip (8 cores GPU) | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD
Generations

Exterior

ROG Strix SCAR II 17”M1 MacBook Air
Dimensions14.21” x 10.31” x 0.98 ~ 1.03” (399.8 x 273.5 x 24.9 ~ 2.64 mm)
  • Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
  • Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
  • Height: 0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)
Weight6.36 lbs (2.9 kg)Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)
Colors
Midnight Black
Gold Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Backlit chiclet keyboard
  • RGB 4 zones
  • Aura Sync
  • Marked WASD keys
  • Hotkeys: Volume up / Volume down / Microphone mute / ROG Gaming Center
  • 1.8mm travel distance
  • 0.25mm keycap curve
Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
  • 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display

ROG Strix SCAR II 17”M1 MacBook Air
Size15.6 Inches13.3 Inches
Info
ROG Strix SCAR II GL704GM
  • 17.3-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 72% NTSC
  • 17.3-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 60Hz, 72% NTSC
ROG Strix SCAR II GL704.GV/GW
  • 17.3-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB
Retina display
  • 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
  • Supported scaled resolutions:
    • 1680 by 1050
    • 1440 by 900
    • 1024 by 640
  • 16:10 aspect ratio
  • 400 nits brightness
  • Supports wide color (P3)
  • True Tone technology

Ports

ROG Strix SCAR II 17”M1 MacBook Air
ROG Strix SCAR II 17” Ports
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ROG Strix SCAR II GL704GM
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C)
  • 3 x USB3.1 Gen 1
  • 1 x USB3.1 Gen 2
  • 1 x mDP 1.2
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0
  • 1 x RJ-45 jack
  • 1 x SD card reader
  • 1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack
  • 1 x Kensington lock
ROG Strix SCAR II GL704.GV/GW
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C)
  • 3 x USB3.1 Gen 1
  • 1 x USB3.1 Gen 2
  • 1 x mDP 1.4
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0b
  • 1 x RJ-45 jack
  • 1 x SD card reader
  • 1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack
  • 1 x Kensington lock
M1 MacBook Air Ports
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Left (2)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Charging, DisplayPort
Right (1)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs

ROG Strix SCAR II 17”M1 MacBook Air
Processor
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores)
    8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
  2. Apple M1
    8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  1. Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores)
    Apple M1 iGPU
    7 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
  2. Apple M1
    Apple M1 iGPU
    8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
MemoryUp to 32GB 2666MHz Dual Channel DDR4 SDRAM
  • 8GB
    unified memory
  • Configurable to 16GB
Discrete Graphics
ROG Strix SCAR II GL704GM
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
    6GB GDDR5 VRAM.
ROG Strix SCAR II GL704GV
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
ROG Strix SCAR II GL704GW
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
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Storage
ROG Strix SCAR II GL704GM
  • SSD
    • 128GB 256GB 512GB
      M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD.
  • HDD
    • 1TB SSHD 1TB 7200 rpm HDD 2TB 5400 rpm HDD
ROG Strix SCAR II GL704GW/GV
  • SSD
    • 256GB 512GB 1TB
      M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD.
  • HDD
    • 1TB
      2.5” 5400rpm SSHD
  • 256GB 512GB
    SSD
  • Configurable to 1TB or 2TB

Connectivity

ROG Strix SCAR II 17”M1 MacBook Air
Wi-FiIntel® 802.11ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Ethernet Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
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Battery

ROG Strix SCAR II 17”M1 MacBook Air
Size-49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life-
  • Up to 15 hours wireless web
  • Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply
ROG Strix SCAR II GL704GM
  • 180W power adapter
ROG Strix SCAR II GL704.GV/GW
  • 230W power adapter
30W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software

ROG Strix SCAR II 17”M1 MacBook Air
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Shipped with macOS Big Sur
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 Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio

ROG Strix SCAR II 17”M1 MacBook Air
CameraFront-facing bottom-mounted webcam.720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio
  • 2 x 3.5W speaker with Smart AMP technology
  • Array microphones
  • Stereo speakers
  • Wide stereo sound
  • Support for Dolby Atmos playback
  • Three-mic array with directional beamforming
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc

ROG Strix SCAR II 17”M1 MacBook Air
Sensors-
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
Security-
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box-
  • MacBook Air
  • 30W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty-Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More-Video Support
  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
    • One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
  • Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
    • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
    • VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features

ROG Strix SCAR II 17”M1 MacBook Air
At Glance
Released in
2018
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
6.36 lb
2.88 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
ROG Strix SCAR II 17” Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2070
8GB GDDR6
Released in Late
2020
16:10 QHD
13.3”
1600p 60Hz
Weight
2.8 lb
1.27 kg
Up to
Apple M1 (8C, 8G)
8C/8T, 3.20 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,705
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,414
Multi-Core
With integrated
Apple M1 iGPU
8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
Unified Memory
M1 MacBook Air Ports
Starting at
$999
M1 (7 GPU Cores), 8GB, 256GB SSD
Up to
18 Hours
Battery Life
Built-in
Touch ID
With T2 Chip
Dual
USB-C
USB4 & Thunderbolt 3
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 5.0

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