ROG Strix SCAR III 17” vs. 2019 HP OMEN 17: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between ROG Strix SCAR III 17” and 2019 HP OMEN 17 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” Pros

Reasons that ROG Strix SCAR III 17” is better than 2019 HP OMEN 17.

10% larger display

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch 2019 HP OMEN 17.

Display size
ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
17.3-inch
2019 HP OMEN 17
15.6-inch
About 12% lighter

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” weighed 6.28 pounds, 12% lighter than the 7.12 pounds 2019 HP OMEN 17.

WeightROG Strix SCAR III 17”2019 HP OMEN 17
Pound
6.28 lbs.
7.12 lbs.
Kilogram
2.85 kg
3.23 kg

2019 HP OMEN 17 Pros

Reasons that 2019 HP OMEN 17 is better than ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

Slightly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-10885H inside 2019 HP OMEN 17 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
2019 HP OMEN 17 - Intel Core i9-10885H
6,788
2019 HP OMEN 17 - Intel Core i9-9980HK
6,504
ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - Intel Core i9-9880H
6,100
2019 HP OMEN 17 - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
2019 HP OMEN 17 - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
2019 HP OMEN 17 - Intel Core i5-10300H
3,747
ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - Intel Core i5-9300H
3,308
2019 HP OMEN 17 - Intel Core i5-9300H
3,308
Supports faster memory

The 2019 HP OMEN 17 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
2019 HP OMEN 17 - DDR4
2,933 MHz
ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - DDR4
2,666 MHz

Prices

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

ROG Strix SCAR III 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
$3,699.00
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
$2,699.00
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 18” Nebula HDR 16:10 QHD 240Hz/3ms, GeForce RTX™ 4090, Intel® Core™ i9-14900HX, 32GB DDR5-5600, 2TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, G834JYR-XS97
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 18” Nebula HDR 16:10 QHD 240Hz/3ms, GeForce RTX™ 4090, Intel® Core™ i9-14900HX, 32GB DDR5-5600, 2TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, G834JYR-XS97
By ASUS
$3,898.99
2019 HP OMEN 17 Price
OMEN by HP 2019 17-Inch Gaming Laptop, Intel i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB), 16 GB RAM, 512 GB Solid-State Drive, VR Ready, Windows 10 Home (17-cb0080nr, Shadow Black)
OMEN by HP 2019 17-Inch Gaming Laptop, Intel i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB), 16 GB RAM, 512 GB Solid-State Drive, VR Ready, Windows 10 Home (17-cb0080nr, Shadow Black)
By OMEN
$1,749.99
OMEN by HP 2019 17-Inch Gaming Laptop, Intel i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (8 GB), 16 GB RAM, 512 GB Solid-State Drive, VR Ready, Windows 10 Home (17-cb0090nr, Shadow Black)
OMEN by HP 2019 17-Inch Gaming Laptop, Intel i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (8 GB), 16 GB RAM, 512 GB Solid-State Drive, VR Ready, Windows 10 Home (17-cb0090nr, Shadow Black)
By OMEN
$2,999.00
HP OMEN 17 inch Laptop, QHD 165Hz Display, 3ms Response Time, Intel Core i7-13700HX, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU (8 GB), Windows 11 Home, 17-cm2020nr (2023), Black
HP OMEN 17 inch Laptop, QHD 165Hz Display, 3ms Response Time, Intel Core i7-13700HX, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU (8 GB), Windows 11 Home, 17-cm2020nr (2023), Black
By HP
$1,804.51
$1,979.99 9% OFF

Availability

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”2019 HP OMEN 17
Released20192019
Release Date-Updated in 2020 with Intel 10th Gen and more graphics options.
Generations-

Exterior

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”2019 HP OMEN 17
Dimensions15.7” x 11.53” x 1.03” (399 X 293 X 26.2 mm)15.94” x 11.22” x 1.18” (405 x 285 x 30 mm)
Weight6.28 lbs (2.85 kg)7.12 lb (3.23 kg)
Colors
Midnight Black
Shadow black
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)
  • Keyboard
    • Full-size island-style dragon red legend 1-zone lighting red-backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and 26-Key Rollover.
    • Full-size island-style white legend 4-zone lighting RGB backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and 26-Key Rollover.
  • Touchpad
    • Touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”2019 HP OMEN 17
Size17.3 Inches15.6 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
  • FHD 60Hz
    15.6" diagonal FHD 60 Hz IPS anti-glare micro-edge WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
  • FHD 144Hz
    15.6" diagonal FHD 144 Hz IPS anti-glare micro-edge WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
  • FHD 300Hz
    15.6" diagonal FHD, 300 Hz, IPS, anti-glare, micro-edge, WLED-backlit, 300 nits (1920 x 1080)
  • 4K 60Hz
    15.6" diagonal 4K UWVA BrightView micro-edge AMOLED (3840 x 2160)

Ports

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”2019 HP OMEN 17
ROG Strix SCAR III 17” Ports
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
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3
    Supports 40Gbps signaling rate with SuperSpeed USB Type-C® 10Gbps signaling rate (DisplayPort™ 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1
    Supports SuperSpeed USB Type-C® 5Gbps signaling rate (DisplayPort™ 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 1 x USB Type-A
    Supports SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate (HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 2 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
    Supports SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate
  • 1 x RJ-45
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0a.
  • 1 x Mini DisplayPort™.
  • 1 x Full-size SDXC card reader.
  • 1 x Mic-in
  • 1 x headphone
    Supports DTS:X Ultra
  • 1 x DC-in

Internal Specs

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”2019 HP OMEN 17
Processor
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  5. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  6. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  5. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  6. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
MemoryUp to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM
  • 8GB 12GB 16GB 32GB
  • 2666 MHz DDR4 RAM
    Intel 9th Gen models
  • 2933 MHz DDR4 RAM
    Intel 10th Gen models
  • 2 x SO-DIMM Slots
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
    Video memory: 4GB GDDR5 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti
    Video memory: 6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 with G-SYNC® 
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  •  NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER™ with Max-Q design
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 with G-SYNC®  
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  •  NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™ with Max-Q design
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage
  • 128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB
    M.2 NVMe PCIE 3.0 SSD
  • 1TB
    SSHD
  • 1 x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3 SSD slot
  • 1 x 2.5” SATA HDD

Connectivity

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”2019 HP OMEN 17
Wi-FiIntel® 802.11ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-Fi support Rangeboost technology
  • Intel® 802.11b/g/n/ac (2x2) Wi-Fi®
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX 200 (2x2)
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX 201 (2x2)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0
  • Bluetooth® 4.2
  • Bluetooth® 5.0
  • Bluetooth® 5.1
Ethernet Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps

Battery

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”2019 HP OMEN 17
Size-70 Wh (4-cell Li-ion polymer battery)
Battery Life-
  • Up to 4 hours and 30 minutes (mixed usage)
  • Up to 2 hours and 30 minutes (video playback)
  • Up to 2 hours and 15 minutes (wireless streaming)
Power Supply
  • 230W power adapter
  • 280W power adapter
    With Intel Core i9 models only.
230 W Smart AC power adapter
Supports battery fast charge: approximately 50% in 45 minutes
 

Software

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”2019 HP OMEN 17
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III Aura Creator
OMEN Command Center HP Jumstart HP Support Assistant HP BIOS Protection OMEN Audio Control HP Audio Switch HP Connection Optimizer Dropbox Office trail McAfee LiveSafe™ security trail

Camera & Audio

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”2019 HP OMEN 17
CameraNo Built-in camera.
  • HP Wide Vision HD camera
  • Integrated dual array digital microphone
Audio
  • 4W*2 speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • Array Microphone
  • Audio by Bang & Olufsen
  • Dual speakers
  • HP Audio Boost
  • DTS:X Ultra Technology
    Authentic, spatially accurate 3D sound to provide the best entertainment experience.

Misc

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”2019 HP OMEN 17
Warranty-
  • 1-year limited hardware warranty (information at www.hp.com/support).
  • 90-day phone support (from date of purchase).
  • Complimentary chat support within the warranty period (at www.hp.com/go/contacthp).

Key Features

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”2019 HP OMEN 17
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
ROG Strix SCAR III 17” Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2070
8GB GDDR6
Released in
2019
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 300Hz
Weight
7.12 lb
3.23 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
Upgradable up to
32GB
2933 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2080 SUPER
8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

Comparison Summary

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” vs. 2019 HP OMEN 17

ASUS has released the ROG Strix SCAR III 17”, a 17.3-inch machine, in 2019. It is powered by up to an octa-core Intel Core i9-9880H with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 with 8GB GDDR6.

On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch OMEN 17 was introduced by HP around the same time in 2019. It comes with up to an octa-core Intel Core i9-10885H with a boost clock speed up to 5.30 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER with 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”1
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H94879.26%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04487.29%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H1,06689.13%
2019 HP OMEN 171
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H94879.26%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04487.29%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK1,11493.14%
4
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H1,06188.71%
5
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H1,13494.82%
6
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H1,196100.00%
01,196

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”1
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H3,30848.73%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,88071.89%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H6,10089.86%
2019 HP OMEN 171
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H3,30848.73%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,88071.89%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK6,50495.82%
4
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H3,74755.20%
5
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H5,41279.73%
6
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H6,788100.00%
06,788

The ROG Strix SCAR III 17” has a 17.3-inch display which is slightly larger than the 15.6-inch 2019 HP OMEN 17. In addition, The ROG Strix SCAR III 17” weighs 6.28 lbs. about 13% lighter than the 7.12 lbs. 2019 HP OMEN 17. Moreover, measured at 15.7” x 11.53” x 1.03”, the ROG Strix SCAR III 17” is much more portable than the 2019 HP OMEN 17 at 15.94” x 11.22” x 1.18”.

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”2019 HP OMEN 17

Moving over to upgradability, ASUS claims that the ROG Strix SCAR III 17” . It also comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users 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.

For 2019 HP OMEN 17, it supports up to 32GB 2933 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed. Besides that, it also comes with a SATA slot where you can install an additional 2.5-inch SATA-based SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive.

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