ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020) vs. 2020 ROG Strix G17: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020) and 2020 ROG Strix G17 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020) Pros

Reasons that ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020) is better than 2020 ROG Strix G17.

Supports larger memory

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020) supports a larger memory capacity than the 2020 ROG Strix G17. It supports up to 48GB versus 32GB of system memory on the 2020 ROG Strix G17.

Max system memory size
ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020)
48 GB
2020 ROG Strix G17
32 GB
About 9% lighter

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020) weighed 5.73 pounds, 9% lighter than the 6.28 pounds 2020 ROG Strix G17.

WeightROG Zephyrus S17 (2020)2020 ROG Strix G17
Pound
5.73 lbs.
6.28 lbs.
Kilogram
2.60 kg
2.85 kg

2020 ROG Strix G17 Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of 2020 ROG Strix G17 over ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020).

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020) and 2020 ROG Strix G17.

Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed
ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020) - DDR4
3,200 MHz
2020 ROG Strix G17 - DDR4
3,200 MHz

Prices

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

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020) Price
ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 120Hz 4K Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, Intel Core i9-11900H, 32GB DDR4, 3TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 10, GX703HS-XB99
 ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 120Hz 4K Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, Intel Core i9-11900H, 32GB DDR4, 3TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 10, GX703HS-XB99
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$2,559.81
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus S15 Gaming Laptop, 300Hz 15.6" FHD 3ms IPS Level, Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super, 32GB DDR4, 1TB RAID 0 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Per-Key RGB, Windows 10 Pro, GX502LXS-XS79
 ASUS ROG Zephyrus S15 Gaming Laptop, 300Hz 15.6" FHD 3ms IPS Level, Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super, 32GB DDR4, 1TB RAID 0 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Per-Key RGB, Windows 10 Pro, GX502LXS-XS79
By ASUS
$1,099.99
$1,298.00 15% OFF
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ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 16” 16:10 FHD 165Hz, GeForce RTX 4070, Intel Core i9-13980HX, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11, G614JI-AS94, Eclipse Gray
 ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 16” 16:10 FHD 165Hz, GeForce RTX 4070, Intel Core i9-13980HX, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11, G614JI-AS94, Eclipse Gray
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$1,649.99
$1,999.99 18% OFF
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2020 ROG Strix G17 Price
ASUS ROG Strix G17 (2020) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 144Hz IPS Type FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, Intel Core i7-10750H, 16GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, RGB Keyboard, Windows 10, G712LWS-WB74
 ASUS ROG Strix G17 (2020) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 144Hz IPS Type FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, Intel Core i7-10750H, 16GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, RGB Keyboard, Windows 10, G712LWS-WB74
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$1,668.06
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ASUS ROG Strix G17 17.3”QHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9-7845HX, 32GB DDR5, 2TB PCIe SSD, RGB Backlit Keyboard, GeForce RTX 4060, Wi-Fi 6E, Win 11 Home, Gray, 128GB Hotface Extension Set
 ASUS ROG Strix G17 17.3”QHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9-7845HX, 32GB DDR5, 2TB PCIe SSD, RGB Backlit Keyboard, GeForce RTX 4060, Wi-Fi 6E, Win 11 Home, Gray, 128GB Hotface Extension Set
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$2,199.00
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ASUS ROG Strix G17 17.3" QHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9-7845HX, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 4TB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Win 11 Pro, Gray, 128GB Hotface Extension Set
 ASUS ROG Strix G17 17.3" QHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9-7845HX, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 4TB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Win 11 Pro, Gray, 128GB Hotface Extension Set
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$2,399.00
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Specs Comparison

Availability

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020)2020 ROG Strix G17
Released20202020
Applicable Models-
  • 2020 ROG Strix G17
  • ROG Strix G17 (2020)
  • ROG Strix G17 G712
Generations-

Exterior

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020)2020 ROG Strix G17
Dimensions15.70” x 10.70” x 0.73” (399 x 272 x 18.7 mm)15.7” x 11.53” x 0.86 ~ 1.02” (399 x 293 x 22 ~ 26 mm)
Weight5.73 lbs (2.6 kg)6.28 lbs (2.85 kg)
Colors
Brushed Black
Original Black Glacier Blue Electro Punk
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Backlit chiclet keyboard
  • Per-key RGB lighting
  • Aura Sync
  • 1.4mm travel distance
  • N key rollover
  • Backlit chiclet keyboard
  • N-key rollover
  • Aura Sync
  • Hotkeys (Volume down, volume up, mute, Armoury Crate)
ROG Strix G17 G712 LWS/LW/LV/LU
  • 4 Zone RGB lighting

Display

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020)2020 ROG Strix G17
Size17.3 Inches17.3 Inches
Info
  • 17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated
  • 17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 300Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated
ROG Strix G17 G712 LW/LV
  • 17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 240Hz, 3ms 100% RGB
ROG Strix G17 G712 LW/LV/LU
  • 17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel 144Hz, 3ms 100% RGB
ROG Strix G17 G712 LV/LU
  • 17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) vIPS-level panel 120Hz

Ports

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020)2020 ROG Strix G17
ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020) Ports
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  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 with USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
    Supports DisplayPort™ 1.4 and Power Delivery 3.0.
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2
    Supports DisplayPort™ 1.4.
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0b
  • 1x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack
  • 1 x Kensington lock
2020 ROG Strix G17 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 Audio combo jack 
    Mic-in and Headphone
  • 1x LAN RJ-45 jack

Internal Specs

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020)2020 ROG Strix G17
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
MemoryUp to 48GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAMUp to 32GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
Discrete Graphics
ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 GX701LV
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1660MHz, 115W).
ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 GX701LWS
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER™
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1380MHz, 115W).
ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 GX701LXS
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1330MHz, 90W).
ROG Strix G17 G712LU
  • NVIDIA® GeForce GTX™ 1660 Ti
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
ROG Strix G17 G712LV
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
ROG Strix G17 G712LW
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
ROG Strix G17 G712LWS
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage
512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 with RAID 0 support
  • Single: M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD 256G/512G/1TB SSD
  • Dual: M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD 512G+512G/1TB+1TB SSD(support RAID 0)
  • Up to 3 SSDs

Connectivity

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020)2020 ROG Strix G17
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)Intel® 802.11AX (2x2) +BT Gigabit Wi-Fi support Rangeboost technology
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet
  • Gigabit LAN
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
  • Gigabit LAN
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020)2020 ROG Strix G17
Battery Life
  • Up to 10 hours of video playback.
  • Up to 6 hours 21 minutes of web browsing.
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Power Supply240W power adaptor
Support Type-C PD 3.0 up to 65W.
230W power adapter

Software

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020)2020 ROG Strix G17
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III
Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III Aura Creator

Camera & Audio

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020)2020 ROG Strix G17
Camera
  • No Built-in camera.
  • Support external ROG GC21 camera support 1080p@60Hz.
No Built-in camera.
Audio
  • 2 speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • Array Microphones
  • 2 x 4.2W speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • Array Microphone

Misc

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020)2020 ROG Strix G17
Security
  • Kensington lock slot
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Key Features

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020)2020 ROG Strix G17
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 300Hz
Weight
5.73 lb
2.60 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10875H
8C/16T, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,192
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,874
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Up to
48GB
3200 MHz DDR4
ROG Zephyrus S17 (2020) Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2080 SUPER
8GB GDDR6
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 240Hz
Weight
6.28 lb
2.85 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10875H
8C/16T, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,192
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,874
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2020 ROG Strix G17 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2080
8GB GDDR6

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