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ROG Strix SCAR III 17” vs. Dell Precision 5540: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between ROG Strix SCAR III 17” and Dell Precision 5540, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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ROG Strix SCAR III 17” Pros

Reasons that ROG Strix SCAR III 17” is better than Dell Precision 5540.

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch Dell Precision 5540.

Display size

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”

17.3-inch

Dell Precision 5540

15.6-inch

Dell Precision 5540 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 5540 is better than ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside Dell Precision 5540 has a 6% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-9880H inside ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Xeon E-2276M

5,165

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i7-9850H

4,914

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i5-9400H

3,690

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - Intel Core i5-9300H

3,308

Dell Precision 5540 supports a faster memory speed than the ROG Strix SCAR III 17”. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

Memory type and speed

Dell Precision 5540 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell Precision 5540 weighed 3.93 pounds, 38% lighter than the 6.28 pounds ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

Weight	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell Precision 5540
Pound	6.28 lbs.	3.93 lbs.
Kilogram	2.85 kg	1.78 kg

Prices

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

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” Price
	asus ROG Strix G17 Gaming Laptop, 17.3'' QHD 240Hz Display, AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX, GeForce RTX 4060, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 4TB PCIe SSD, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Win 11 Pro, Gray, 32GB Hotface USB Card By ASUS $2,212.99 $2,399.00 8% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 16 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 16” Nebula HDR 16:10 QHD 240Hz/3ms, 1100 nits, Mini LED Display, GeForce RTX 4080, Intel Core i9-14900HX, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, G634JZR-XS96 By ASUS $2,899.99	See at Amazon
	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	See at Amazon
Dell Precision 5540 Price
	Dell Precision M5540 15.6 UHD Touchscreen Intel Core i7-9750H 2.60Ghz 32GB 1TB SSDR Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Dell $498.00 $597.00 17% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5540 15.6” UHD 4K Touchscreen Core i7-9850H 2.6GHz 6 Core, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 10 Pro NVIDIA Quadro T1000 4GB (Renewed) By Dell $579.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5540 Workstation 15.6-inch Full HD IPS Display Intel Core i7-9850H 32GB RAM 1TB SSD NVIDIA Quadro 4GB Win 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $554.66	See at Amazon

Availability	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell Precision 5540
Released	2019	2019
Release Date	-	Announced at Computex 2019. Available from early July 2019.
Pricing	-	Starting at $1,339
Generations	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 17 2022 ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition 2022 ROG Strix SCAR 17 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 2019 ROG Strix SCAR III 17” 2018 ROG Strix SCAR II 17” 2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”	2022 Dell Precision 5570 2021 Dell Precision 5560 2020 Dell Precision 5550 2019 Dell Precision 5540

Exterior	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell Precision 5540
Dimensions	15.7” x 11.53” x 1.03” (399 X 293 X 26.2 mm)	14.06 x 9.26 x 0.44 in (357 x 235 x 11.2 mm) Width: 14.06” (357 mm) Depth: 9.26” (235 mm) Height: 0.44” (11.2 mm)
Weight	6.28 lbs (2.85 kg)	3.93 lbs (1.78 kg)
Colors	Midnight Black	Aluminum Platinum Silver LCD Cover Aluminum Titan Gray LCD Cover
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit chiclet keyboard N-key rollover Per-Key RGB 4 Zone RGB Aura Sync Hotkeys (Volume down, volume up, mute, HyperFan, Armoury Crate)	Full-size backlit keyboard. 4.03 x 2.45 in (102.40 mm x 62.40 mm) touchpad with 5 multi-touch gesture support.

Display	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell Precision 5540
Size	17.3 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 240Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB 17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB	15.6" UltraSharp FHD IGZO4 1920x1080, AG, NT, w/Prem Panel Guar, 100% sRGB. 15.6" Ultrasharp UHD IGZO4 3840x2160, Touch, w/Prem Panel Guar, 100% Adobe, 15.6" Ultrasharp OLED UHD 3840x2160, Non-Touch,w/Prem Panel Guar, 100% DCI-P3

Ports	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell Precision 5540
Image Source: ASUS 1 X USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C support DisplayPort™ 3 x USB3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x HDMI (HDMI 2.0b support 4K HDR), HDCP SPEC 2.2 1 x 3.5mm Audio Jack/ 1 x Audio Jack Mic-in (Combo Jack) 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack 1 x Keystone	Image Source: Dell Left (5) 1 x power port 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell Precision 5540
Processor	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.30 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W Intel Xeon E-2276M 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Intel Xeon E-2276M Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	Up to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SoDIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 64GB
Discrete Graphics	ROG Strix SCAR III G731GU NVIDIA® GeForce GTX™ 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR III G731GV NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR III G731GW NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.	NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1455 MHz, 768 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA Quadro T2000 (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1575 → 1785 MHz, 1,024 CUDA Cores.
Storage	128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIE 3.0 SSD 1TB SSHD	Hard Drive Slots 1 x M.2 PCIe SSD slot 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot Available only on a 3-cell 56Wh battery model. Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Up to 2TB SATA Hard Drive

Connectivity	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell Precision 5540
Wi-Fi	Intel® 802.11ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-Fi support Rangeboost technology	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz Intel Wireless-AC 9260 2x2 802.11ac Qualcomm QCA6174A 2x2 802.11ac
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	-

Battery	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell Precision 5540
Size	-	56 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion) 97 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)
Power Supply	230W power adapter 280W power adapter With Intel Core i9 models only.	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.67A.

Software	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell Precision 5540
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 7.5 Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III Aura Creator	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial

Camera & Audio	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell Precision 5540
Camera	No Built-in camera.	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio	4W*2 speakers with Smart AMP technology Array Microphone	Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers dual-array microphones

Misc	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell Precision 5540
Sensors	-	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
Security	-	Intel® vPro™ Technology (iAMT 12) (optional, requires Intel WiFi® Link WLAN and a vPro compatible processor), Dell Client Command Suite available (dell.com/command), Factory Installed Dell Client Command \| Update, Dell Command \| Power Manager Intel® Platform Trust Technology Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 Chassis wedge-shaped security lock Support for Computrace and SmartCard Reader Touch Fingerprint Reader with Control Vault 3.0 (Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification)
Warranty	-	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Key Features	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell Precision 5540
At Glance	Released in 2019 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 240Hz Weight 6.28 lb 2.85 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9880H 8C/16T, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,066 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,100 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6	Released in 2019 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p OLED Weight 3.93 lb 1.78 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,114 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,504 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro T2000 4GB GDDR5