ROG Strix SCAR III 17” vs. MSI Prestige 14 (A11X): Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the ROG Strix SCAR III 17” and MSI Prestige 14 (A11X) 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

Reasons that ROG Strix SCAR III 17” is better than MSI Prestige 14 (A11X).

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-9880H inside ROG Strix SCAR III 17” has a 25% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside MSI Prestige 14 (A11X).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - Intel Core i9-9880H
6,100
ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
MSI Prestige 14 (A11X) - Intel Core i7-1185G7
4,864
ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - Intel Core i5-9300H
3,308
23% larger display

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” has a 17.3-inch screen size 23% larger than the 14-inch MSI Prestige 14 (A11X).

Display size
ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
17.3-inch
MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)
14-inch

MSI Prestige 14 (A11X) Pros

Reasons that MSI Prestige 14 (A11X) is better than ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Supports faster memory

MSI Prestige 14 (A11X) supports a faster memory speed than the ROG Strix SCAR III 17”. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

Memory type and speed
MSI Prestige 14 (A11X) - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - DDR4
2,666 MHz
About 55% lighter

MSI Prestige 14 (A11X) weighed 2.84 pounds, 55% lighter than the 6.28 pounds ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

WeightROG Strix SCAR III 17”MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)
Pound
6.28 lbs.
2.84 lbs.
Kilogram
2.85 kg
1.29 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
 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
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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
 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
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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
 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
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MSI Prestige 14 (A11X) Price
MSI Prestige 14 H Laptop: Intel Core i9-13900H, GeForce RTX 2050, 14" FHD+ Display, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6E, Thunderbolt 4, Win 11 Home: Urban Silver B13UCX-601US
 MSI Prestige 14 H Laptop: Intel Core i9-13900H, GeForce RTX 2050, 14" FHD+ Display, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6E, Thunderbolt 4, Win 11 Home: Urban Silver B13UCX-601US
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$1,338.68
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MSI Prestige 13 AI Evo Laptop: Intel Ultra 7-155H, 13.3" UHD+ OLED Display, 16GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, HDMI, MicroSD Card Reader, Win 11 Pro: Stellar Gray A1MG-029US
 MSI Prestige 13 AI Evo Laptop: Intel Ultra 7-155H, 13.3" UHD+ OLED Display, 16GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, HDMI, MicroSD Card Reader, Win 11 Pro: Stellar Gray A1MG-029US
By MSI
$1,195.89
$1,299.99 8% OFF
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MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo Laptop: Intel Ultra 7-155H, 16" UHD+ OLED Display, 32GB DDR5, 2TB NVMe SSD, HDMI, SD Card Reader, Win 11 Pro: Stellar Gray B1MG-020US
 MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo Laptop: Intel Ultra 7-155H, 16" UHD+ OLED Display, 32GB DDR5, 2TB NVMe SSD, HDMI, SD Card Reader, Win 11 Pro: Stellar Gray B1MG-020US
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$1,649.00
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Specs Comparison

Availability

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)
Released20192020
Generations-

Exterior

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)
Dimensions15.7” x 11.53” x 1.03” (399 X 293 X 26.2 mm)12.55” x 8.62” x 0.63” (319 x 219 x 15.9 mm)
Weight6.28 lbs (2.85 kg)2.84 lbs (1.29 kg)
Colors
Midnight Black
Pure White Carbon Gray Pink
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
    • Backlight Keyboard (Single-Color, White)
    • 1.5mm key travel
  • Touchpad
    • Precision touchpad support multitouch gestures and intuitive response.

Display

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)
Size17.3 Inches14 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
  • 14” Full HD (1920x1080), close to 100% sRGB, IPS-Level Thin Bezel Display.
  • 14" UHD (3840x2160), IPS-Level, Anti-Glare,  Thin Bezel, 100% AdobeRGB.

Ports

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)
ROG Strix SCAR III 17” Ports
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  • 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
  • 2 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt™ 4.
    Supports USB 4, DisplayPort, and Power Delivery charging.
  • 1 x USB Type-A 2.0
  • 1 x MicroSD Card Reader.
    Supports UHS-III performance.
  • 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack

Internal Specs

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)
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. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
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. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
MemoryUp to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM
16GB 32GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory.
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.
MSI Prestige 14 A11SCS
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti With Max-Q Design
    Video memory: 4GB GDDR6 VRAM.
MSI Prestige 14 A11SCX
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 With Max-Q Design
    Video memory: 4GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage
  • 128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB
    M.2 NVMe PCIE 3.0 SSD
  • 1TB
    SSHD
1 x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA)

Connectivity

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)
Wi-FiIntel® 802.11ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-Fi support Rangeboost technology
  • 802.11 AX Wi-Fi 6
  • Intel Harrison Peak (2x2 802.11 ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
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Battery

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)
Size-52 Wh (3-cell battery)
Battery Life-Up to 10 hours of battery life
Power Supply
  • 230W power adapter
  • 280W power adapter
    With Intel Core i9 models only.
90W compact power adapter
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Software

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)
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
  • MSI Center for Business & Productivity

Camera & Audio

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)
CameraNo Built-in camera.
  • Front-facing camera
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
  • IR camera for Windows Hello support.
Audio
  • 4W*2 speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • Array Microphone
  • 2 x 2W Speaker
  • Nahimic 3
  • High-Resolution Audio ready

Misc

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)
Sensors-
  • Fingerprint reader
  • IR Camera
Security-
  • TPM 2.0
  • Windows Hello Fingerprint Authentication
  • Windows Hello Facial Authentication
Warranty-1-year Limited Warranty (Include 1 Year Global)

Key Features

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)
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
2020
16:9 4K UHD
14”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
2.84 lb
1.29 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C/8T, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,404
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,864
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X
NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 1650Ti
4GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

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