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ROG Strix SCAR III 17” vs. Dell XPS 17 9700: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the ROG Strix SCAR III 17” and Dell XPS 17 9700 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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ROG Strix SCAR III 17” Pros

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Dell XPS 17 9700 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 17 9700 is better than ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

2020 vs. 2019

Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 17 9700 has a 11% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-9880H inside ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

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

6,100

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

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

4,880

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

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

3,308

Dell XPS 17 9700 supports a faster memory speed than the ROG Strix SCAR III 17”. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 17 9700 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell XPS 17 9700 weighed 4.65 pounds, 26% lighter than the 6.28 pounds ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

Weight	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell XPS 17 9700
Pound	6.28 lbs.	4.65 lbs.
Kilogram	2.85 kg	2.11 kg

Prices

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

ROG Strix SCAR III 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 By ASUS $3,699.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” QHD 240Hz/3ms, 100% DCI-P3 Display, GeForce RTX 4080, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, 32GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, G733PZ-XS96,Off Black By ASUS $2,409.00	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 $2,899.00	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 17 9700 Price
	2020 Dell XPS 9700 Laptop 17 - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10750H - Six Core 5Ghz - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,449.95	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 9730 Laptop, 17" FullHD Display, Intel Core İ7-13700H, 64 GB DDR5 RAM, 2 TB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 Home, Platinum Silver By Dell $2,495.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 17" 9700 FHD+ Laptop PC Intel Core i7-10750H Processor, 16GB Ram, 1TB NVMe SSD, Type C, Webcam, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,499.95	See at Amazon

Availability	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell XPS 17 9700
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	-	Announced Date: May 13, 2020
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 XPS 17 9720 2021 Dell XPS 17 9710 2020 Dell XPS 17 9700

Exterior	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell XPS 17 9700
Dimensions	15.7” x 11.53” x 1.03” (399 X 293 X 26.2 mm)	14.74 x 9.76 x 0.77 in (374.45 x 248.05 x 19.5 mm) Width: 14.74” (374.45 mm) Depth: 9.76” (248.05 mm) Height: 0.77” (19.5 mm)
Weight	6.28 lbs (2.85 kg)	Non-touch with 56Wh: 4.65 lbs (2.11 kg) Touch screen with 97Wh: 5.53 lbs (2.51 kg)
Colors	Midnight Black	CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6 on touch panel
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 chiclet keyboard with larger keycaps. Larger touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell XPS 17 9700
Size	17.3 Inches	17 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	17-inch FHD+ non-touchscreen 1920 x 1200, IPS, 145 PPI, 500-nits brightness, 1650:1 contrast ratio, 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support. 17-inch UHD+ IPS touchscreen 3840 x 2400, IPS, 290 PPI, 500-nit brightness, 1600:1 contrast ratio, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, Touch support.

Ports	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell XPS 17 9700
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 (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (4) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 1 x full-size SD card slot v6.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell XPS 17 9700
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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	Up to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
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® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1035 → 1200 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6 192-bit, 975 → 1185 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores.
Storage	128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIE 3.0 SSD 1TB SSHD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB 4TB 2 x Removable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell XPS 17 9700
Wi-Fi	Intel® 802.11ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-Fi support Rangeboost technology	Rivet Killer AX1650w 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) Rivet Killer AX500s DBS Up to 1774.50 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	Bluetooth 5.0	Rivet Killer AX1650w › Bluetooth 5.1 Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	-

Battery	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell XPS 17 9700
Size	-	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh
Power Supply	230W power adapter 280W power adapter With Intel Core i9 models only.	90 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/3A, 9VDc/3A, 15VDC/3A, 20VDC/4.5A. 130 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/1A, 20VDC/6.5A.

Software	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell XPS 17 9700
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III Aura Creator	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell XPS 17 9700
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. Infrared camera 576 x 360 (VGA) at 30 fps for Windows Hello Facial Recognition.
Audio	4W*2 speakers with Smart AMP technology Array Microphone	Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio Quad-speaker design Dual microphone array optimized with Waves MaxxVoice supporting VoIP - Microsoft Cortana capable

Misc	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell XPS 17 9700
Sensors	-	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security	-	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock

Key Features	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Dell XPS 17 9700
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 Mid 2020 16:10 4K UHD+ 17” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4.65 lb 2.11 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10885H 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,196 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,788 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q