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Dell XPS 13 9380 vs. ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch): Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell XPS 13 9380 and ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch) specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 13 9380 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9380 is better than ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch).

Dell XPS 13 9380 weighed 2.7 pounds, 53% lighter than the 5.66 pounds ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch).

Weight	Dell XPS 13 9380	ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch)
Pound	2.7 lbs.	5.66 lbs.
Kilogram	1.22 kg	2.57 kg

ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch) Pros

Reasons that ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch) is better than Dell XPS 13 9380.

Intel Core i9-9880H inside ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch) has a 162% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8565U inside Dell XPS 13 9380.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch) - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch) - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch) - Intel Core i5-9300H

3,308

Dell XPS 13 9380 - Intel Core i7-8565U

2,327

Dell XPS 13 9380 - Intel Core i5-8265U

2,132

Dell XPS 13 9380 - Intel Core i3-8145U

1,553

ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch) supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 13 9380. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9380.

Max system memory size

ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch)

32 GB

Dell XPS 13 9380

16 GB

ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch) supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 13 9380. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9380.

Memory type and speed

ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch) - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell XPS 13 9380 - DDR3

2,133 MHz

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

ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch) has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell XPS 13 9380.

Display size

ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch)

15.6-inch

Dell XPS 13 9380

13.3-inch

Prices

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

Dell XPS 13 9380 Price
	Dell Laptop Charger 65W Watt USB Type C AC Power Adapter Include Power Cord for Dell XPS 12 9250,XPS 13 9350 9360 9365 9370 9380, LA65NM170 HA65NM170,02YK0F 0M1WCF By Dell $27.77 $29.98 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell 2019 XPS 13 9380 Laptop, 13.3-inch 4K UHD 3840x2160 Touch Screen, Intel Core i7-8565U, 16GB Ram, 512GB SSD, Webcam On Top, FP Reader, Windows 10 pro (Renewed) By Dell $499.98	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 9380 Laptop 13.3 - Intel Core i5 8th Gen - i5-8365U - Quad Core 4.1Ghz - 256GB SSD - 16GB RAM - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $371.20	See at Amazon
ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch) Price
	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
	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 $3,899.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 18” Nebula HDR 16:10 QHD 240Hz/3ms, GeForce RTX™ 4080, Intel® Core™ i9-14900HX, 32GB DDR5-5600, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, G834JZR-XS96 By ASUS $2,999.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 13 9380	ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch)
Released	2019	2019
Release Date	Announced: CES - January 2019	-
Generations	2022 Dell XPS 13 9315 2022 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 2021 Dell XPS 13 9305 2020 Dell XPS 13 9310 2020 Dell XPS 13 9300 2019 Dell XPS 13 7390 2019 Dell XPS 13 9380 2018 Dell XPS 13 9370 2017 Dell XPS 13 9360 2015 Dell XPS 13 9350 2015 Dell XPS 13 9343 2013 Dell XPS 13 9333	-

Exterior	Dell XPS 13 9380	ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch)
Dimensions	11.88 x 7.84 x 0.30 - 0.46 in (301.76 x 199.24 x 7.80 - 11.63 mm) Width: 11.88” (301.76 mm) Depth: 7.84” (199.24 mm) Height: 0.30 - 0.46” (7.80 - 11.63 mm)	14.17” x 10.82” x 0.98” (360 x 275 x 24.9 mm)
Weight	2.7 lbs - 2.81 lbs (1.23 kg - 1.27 kg)	5.66 lbs (2.57 kg)
Colors	Frost with Arctic white woven glass. Rose Gold with Arctic white woven glass. Platinum silver with black carbon fiber interior.	Midnight Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit keyboard. 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Backlit chiclet keyboard N-key rollover Per-Key RGB 4 Zone RGB Aura Sync Hotkeys (Volume down, volume up, mute, HyperFan, Armoury Crate)

Display	Dell XPS 13 9380	ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch)
Size	13.3 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	13.3-inch FHD touchscreen 1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support. 13.3-inch FHD non-touchscreen 1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-glare, Non-touch support. 13.3-inch UHD touchscreen 3840 x 2160, 331 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 5.41 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support.	15.6-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 240Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB 15.6-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9380	ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch)
Image Source: Dell Left (3) 1 x lock slot Wedge-shaped lock slot 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort, 4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 (40 Gbps) Right (3) 1 x microSD card slot 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort 1 x headphone jack	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

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 13 9380	ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch)
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.90 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	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
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	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
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel DDR3 SRAM.	Up to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM
Discrete Graphics	-	ROG Strix SCAR III G531GU NVIDIA® GeForce GTX™ 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR III G531GV NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR III G531GW NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB PCIe 3x4 NVMe SSD up to 32 Gbps.	128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIE 3.0 SSD 1TB SSHD

Connectivity	Dell XPS 13 9380	ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch)
Wi-Fi	Killer 1435-S WiFi Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.	Intel® 802.11ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-Fi support Rangeboost technology
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	-	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	Dell XPS 13 9380	ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch)
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 52 Wh	-
Battery Life	Up to Up to 21 hours * Tested on FHD panel	-
Power Supply	45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter rated at 20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A.	230W power adapter 280W power adapter With Intel Core i9 models only.

Software	Dell XPS 13 9380	ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch)
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III Aura Creator

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 13 9380	ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch)
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.9 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Infrared camera 340 x 340 for Windows Hello authentication.	No Built-in camera.
Audio	Realtek ALC3271-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers (1W x 2 = 2W total) 4 digital array microphones; Far Field Cortana Capable	4W*2 speakers with Smart AMP technology Array Microphone

Misc	Dell XPS 13 9380	ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch)
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button Ambient light sensor	-
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Windows Hello Facial Recognition Noble lock slot	-

Key Features	Dell XPS 13 9380	ROG Strix SCAR III (15 inch)
At Glance	Released in Early 2019 16:9 4K UHD 13.3” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.7 lb 1.22 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8565U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 804 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,327 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz DDR3	Released in 2019 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 240Hz Weight 5.66 lb 2.57 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 Up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6