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ROG Strix SCAR III 17” vs. Razer Book 13 (2020): Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the ROG Strix SCAR III 17” and Razer Book 13 (2020) models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' 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 Razer Book 13 (2020).

Intel Core i9-9880H inside ROG Strix SCAR III 17” has a 35% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Razer Book 13 (2020).

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

Razer Book 13 (2020) - Intel Core i7-1165G7

4,487

Razer Book 13 (2020) - Intel Core i5-1135G7

3,980

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

3,308

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

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” has a 17.3-inch screen size 29% larger than the 13.4-inch Razer Book 13 (2020).

Display size

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”

17.3-inch

Razer Book 13 (2020)

13.4-inch

Razer Book 13 (2020) Pros

Reasons that Razer Book 13 (2020) is better than ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

2020 vs. 2019

Razer Book 13 (2020) 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

Razer Book 13 (2020) - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Razer Book 13 (2020) weighed 2.95 pounds, 54% lighter than the 6.28 pounds ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

Weight	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Razer Book 13 (2020)
Pound	6.28 lbs.	2.95 lbs.
Kilogram	2.85 kg	1.34 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 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
	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
Razer Book 13 (2020) Price
	Razer Book 13 Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, Intel Iris Xe, 13.4" FHD+ Touch (1920 x1200), 16GB RAM, 256GB PCIe M.2, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 4, Intel Evo Certified, Mercury White By Razer $849.00	See at Amazon
	Razer Book 13 Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, Intel Iris Xe, 13.4" FHD 60Hz (1920x1200), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD PCIe M.2 - Windows 11 - CNC Aluminum - Chroma RGB - Thunderbolt 4 - Mercury White By Razer $2,099.00	See at Amazon
	Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, 13.3" 1080p 120Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 4 By Razer $1,599.99 $1,799.99 11% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Razer Book 13 (2020)
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	-	Announced on November 5th, 2020
Pricing	-	$1,199.99 Intel Core i5-1135G7 \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD \| FHD+ Non-Touch $1,599.99 Intel Core i7-1165G7 \| 16GB RAM \| 256GB SSD \| FHD+ Touch $1,999.99 Intel Core i7-1135G7 \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD \| UHD+ Touch
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”	-

Exterior	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Razer Book 13 (2020)
Dimensions	15.7” x 11.53” x 1.03” (399 X 293 X 26.2 mm)	11.6” x 7.8” x 0.60” (295.6 mm x 198.5 mm x 15.15 mm)
Weight	6.28 lbs (2.85 kg)	2.95 lbs (1.34 kg) Razer Book 13 with FHD+ Non-Touch Panel. 3.09 lbs (1.40 kg) Razer Book 13 with FHD+ or UHD+ Touch Panel.
Colors	Midnight Black	Mercury White Made from CNC Anodized Aluminum with tone-on-tone Razer logo.
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. Per-Key RGB, powered by Razer Chroma™ Anti-Ghosting Precise Glass Touchpad A large, clickable glass touchpad with Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.

Display	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Razer Book 13 (2020)
Size	17.3 Inches	13.4 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	13.4” FHD+ Non-Touch 1920 x 1200, matte, 100% sRGB, 4-sided thin bezels, non-touch display. 13.4” FHD+ Touch 1920 x 1200, matte, 100% sRGB, 4-sided thin bezels, Gorilla Glass 6, touch display, anti-reflective coating. 13.4” UHD+ Touch 3840 x 2400, 100% sRGB, 4-sided thin bezels, Gorilla Glass 6, touch display, anti-reflective coating.

Ports	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Razer Book 13 (2020)
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 USB Type-C with Thunderbolt 4. Supports power delivery up to 100W, 4 lanes of PCI Express. 1 x USB Type-A 3.1 Gen 1. Support data transfers 5Gbps. 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x MicroSD Card Slot. 1 x 3.5mm combo audio jack.

Internal Specs	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Razer Book 13 (2020)
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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Memory	Up to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM	Memory Slots Onboard dual-channel memory Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 16GB Memory Type: DDR4x RAM Memory Speed: 4267MHz
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.	-
Storage	128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIE 3.0 SSD 1TB SSHD	Storage Slots 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot Storage Configurations 256GB, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD (Upgradable)

Connectivity	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Razer Book 13 (2020)
Wi-Fi	Intel® 802.11ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-Fi support Rangeboost technology	Intel® Wireless-AX201 (IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	-

Battery	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Razer Book 13 (2020)
Size	-	55Wh lithium-ion polymer
Battery Life	-	Up to 14 hours of battery life Razer Book 13 with FHD+ Touch/Non-Touch models. Up to 11 hours of battery life Razer Book 13 with UHD+ models.
Power Supply	230W power adapter 280W power adapter With Intel Core i9 models only.	65W USB-C Power Adapter

Software	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Razer Book 13 (2020)
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III Aura Creator	Razer Synapse

Camera & Audio	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Razer Book 13 (2020)
Camera	No Built-in camera.	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera, 1 Megapixel (720p HD). Windows® Hello built-in IR camera
Audio	4W*2 speakers with Smart AMP technology Array Microphone	Stereo, 2 Speakers + Smart Amp 4 Array microphone THX® Spatial Audio 3.5mm Combo-Jack

Misc	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Razer Book 13 (2020)
Sensors	-	IR Camera Sensor
Security	-	Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT) security embedded, TMP 2.0 Windows Hello Facial Recognition

Key Features	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”	Razer Book 13 (2020)
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 Late 2020 16:10 4K UHD+ 13.4” 2400p 60Hz Weight 2.95 lb 1.34 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1165G7 4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,374 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,487 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X