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MacBook Pro 15” (2018) vs. ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019): Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for MacBook Pro 15” (2018) and ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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MacBook Pro 15” (2018) Pros

Reasons that MacBook Pro 15” (2018) is better than ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019).

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) weighed 4.02 pounds, 30% lighter than the 5.73 pounds ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019).

Weight	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Pound	4.02 lbs.	5.73 lbs.
Kilogram	1.82 kg	2.60 kg

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) Pros

Reasons that ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) is better than MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

2019 vs. 2018

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Pro 15” (2018). It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

Memory type and speed

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) - DDR4

2,666 MHz

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) - DDR4

2,400 MHz

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

Slots	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
M.2	Onboard	Yes x2

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) has a 17.3-inch screen size 12% larger than the 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

Display size

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)

17.3-inch

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)

15.4-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MacBook Pro 15” (2018) and ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019).

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) - Intel Core i9-8950HK

4,806

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) - Intel Core i7-8850H

4,497

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)

32 GB

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)

32 GB

Prices

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

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) Price
	Mid 2018 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.9GHz Intel Core i9 (15 Inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $563.94 $600.00 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	2018 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.2GHz Intel Core i7 (15-inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $489.00	See at Amazon
	Apple 15in MacBook Pro, Retina, Touch Bar, 2.9GHz Intel Core i7 Quad Core, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Space Gray, MPTT2LL/A (Renewed) By Apple $449.95 $547.39 18% OFF	See at Amazon
ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) 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 By ASUS $2,175.84	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 165Hz IPS Type QHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i7-11800H, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 10, GX703HM-DB76 By ASUS $3,898.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 Gaming Laptop, 16" QHD Display, Intel 14-Core i9-13900H, GeForce RTX 4070 (Up to 5.40GHz), 32GB DDR5, 2TB NVMe 4.0, TB 4, RGB KB, WiFi 6, VR Ready, PDG HDMI Cable, Win 11 Pro By ASUS $2,069.99	See at Amazon

Availability	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Released	2018	2019
Release Date	Announced on July 13, 2018	-
Pricing	$2,399 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $2,799 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD	-
Generations	MacBook Pro 15” (2019) MacBook Pro 15” (2018) MacBook Pro 15” (2017) MacBook Pro 15” (2016) MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	-

Exterior	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Dimensions	13.75” x 9.48” x 0.61” (349.3 mm x 240.7 mm x 155 mm)	15.70” x 10.70” x 0.73” (399 x 272 x 18.7 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.02 pounds (1.83 kg)	5.73 lbs (2.6 kg)
Colors	Space Gray Silver	Brushed Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 64 (U.S.) or 65 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures	Backlit chiclet keyboard Per-key RGB lighting Aura Sync 1.4mm travel distance N key rollover

Display

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)

Size

15.4 Inches

17.3 Inches

Info

Retina display

15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2880-by-1800 native resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
Supported scaled resolutions:
- 1920 by 1200
- 1680 by 1050
- 1280 by 800
- 1024 by 640
500 nits brightness
Wide color (P3)
True Tone technology

17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 240Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, G-SYNC, Pantone® Validated
17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, G-SYNC, Pantone® Validated

ROG Zephyrus S17 GX701GXR

17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, HDR

Ports	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Charging, Displayport Right (3) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Charging, Displayport	1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Support DisplayPort™ 1.4 and Power Delivery 2.0 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x HDMI 2.0b 1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack 1 x Kensington lock

Internal Specs	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.30 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Memory	16GB configurable to 32GB of 2400MHz DDR4 onboard memory	Up to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM
Discrete Graphics	AMD Radeon Pro 555X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory AMD Radeon Pro 560X with 4GB of GDDR6 memory AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 with 4GB of HBM2 memory AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 with 4GB of HBM2 memory	ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 GX701GVR NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 GX701GWR NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 VRAM. ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 GX701GXR NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage	256GB 512GB configurable to 1TB, 2TB, or 4TB SSD	512GB 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3x2 SSD 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 SSD

Connectivity	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	Intel® Wi-Fi 5 with Gig+ performance (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	-	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Size	83.6 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	-
Battery Life	Up to 10 hours wireless web Up to 10 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time	Up to 10 hours of video playback. Up to 6 hours 21 minutes of web browsing.
Power Supply	87W USB‑C Power Adapter	230W power adaptor Support Type-C PD 3.0 up to 65W.

Software	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
OS	Shipped with macOS Catalina	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player	Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III

Camera & Audio	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	No Built-in camera. Support external ROG GC21 camera support 1080p@60Hz.
Audio	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range Three microphones 3.5mm headphone jack	2 speakers with Smart AMP technology Array Microphones

Misc	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Sensors	Touch ID sensor	-
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Chip	Kensington lock slot
In the box	15‑inch MacBook Pro 87W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)	-
Warranty	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one‑year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.	-
More	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: Up to two displays with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Up to four displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)	-

Key Features	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
At Glance	Released in Mid 2018 16:10 Retina 15.4” 1800p 60Hz Weight 4.02 lb 1.82 kg Up to Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,066 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,806 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 4GB HBM2	Released in 2019 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 240Hz Weight 5.73 lb 2.60 kg Powered By Intel Core i7-9750H 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz Geekbench 5 1,044 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,880 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6

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MacBook Pro 15” (2018) vs. ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019): Full specs comparison