MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition vs. 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition and 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition over 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15.

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 Pros

Reasons that 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 is better than MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition.

Slightly faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX inside 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 has a 9% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-10980HK inside MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 - AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX
7,663
2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
7,098
MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition - Intel Core i9-10980HK
7,013
MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition and 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 64GB

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition
64 GB
2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
64 GB
Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed
MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition - DDR4
3,200 MHz
2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Upgradable memory

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

MemoryMSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
Slots
x2
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4

Prices

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

MSI Dragonshield 10SFS Price
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 15 Gbps GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fan Ampere OC Graphics Card
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 15 Gbps GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fan Ampere OC Graphics Card
By MSI
$289.99
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 15 Gbps GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Triple Fan Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3060 Ventus 3X 12G OC)
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 15 Gbps GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Triple Fan Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3060 Ventus 3X 12G OC)
By MSI
$299.99
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDRR6X 320-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Torx Fan 3 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G OC)
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDRR6X 320-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Torx Fan 3 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G OC)
By MSI
$849.99
2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 Price
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6 inch 300Hz IPS Type FHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Opti-Mechanical Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows10, G533QS-DS96
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6 inch 300Hz IPS Type FHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Opti-Mechanical Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows10, G533QS-DS96
By ASUS
$1,539.99
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 165Hz IPS QHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 32GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Opti-Mechanical Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Pro, G533QS-XS98Q
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 165Hz IPS QHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 32GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Opti-Mechanical Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Pro, G533QS-XS98Q
By ASUS
$2,199.99
$2,699.99 19% OFF
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W ), Ryzen 9 5900HX,with Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered GeForce RTX Bundle (32GB RAM | 1TB PCIe SSD)
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W ), Ryzen 9 5900HX,with Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered GeForce RTX Bundle (32GB RAM | 1TB PCIe SSD)
By ASUS
$1,795.00

Availability

MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
Released20202021
Release Date-Announced on January 13, 2021 (CES 2021)
Applicable Models-
  • 2021 ROG Strix G15
  • ROG Strix G15 (2021)
  • ROG Strix G15 G533

Exterior

MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
Dimensions14.09” x 10.51” x 0.92” (358 x 267 x 23.4 mm)13.94 x 10.20 x 0.89 - 1.07” (354 x 259 x 22.6 - 27.2 mm)
Weight5.24 lbs (2.38 kg)5.07 lbs (2.30 kg)
Colors-
Black
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries
  • Silky smooth touchpad with multi-touch gesture
  • Mystic Light with panoramic aurora lighting design
  • Optical Mech Keyboard
    1.9 mm key travel Per-Key RGB 100M key press lifetime 0.2 ms response time Aura Sync
  • Hotkeys 
    Volume down volume up mute HyperFan Armoury Crate
  • Touchpad with integrated numpad 
    85% larger glass surface matte finish illuminated numpad

Display

MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
Size15.6 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 15.6" UHD (3840x2160), IPS-Level
  • 15.6" FHD (1920x1080), 144Hz, IPS-Level
  • 15.6" FHD (1920x1080), 240Hz, IPS-Level
  • 15.6" FHD (1920x1080), 300Hz, IPS-Level
  • 15.6” WQHD 165Hz
    16:9 3840 x 2160 165Hz 3ms 100% DCI-P3 Non-touch IPS Level Anti-Glare Adaptive-Sync
  • 15.6” FHD 300Hz
    16:9 1920 x 1080 300Hz 3ms 100% sRGB 75% Adobe RGB Non-touch IPS Level Anti-Glare Adaptive-Sync

Ports

MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 with DisplayPort
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2
  • 2 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 2
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x SD (XC/HC) card reader
  • 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz)
  • 1 x Mini-DisplayPort
  • 1x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack
2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 Ports
Image Source: ASUS
  • 1 x USB Type-C™
    Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort™ 1.4, and Power Delivery 3.0
  • 3 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0b
  • 1 x Audio combo jack
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x DC-in

Internal Specs

MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
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™ i9-10980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 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™ i9-10980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
MemoryUp to 64GB 3200MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM slots.
16GB 32GB 64GB
Dual-Channel DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM.
2 x SODIMM slots
Discrete Graphics
MSI GE66 Raider 10SGS
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™ With Max-Q Design
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
MSI GE66 Raider 10SFS
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER™
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
MSI GE66 Raider 10SF
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1802MHz at 115W (130W with Dynamic Boost).
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1660MHz at 115W (130W with Dynamic Boost).
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080
    16GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1645MHz at 115W (130W with Dynamic Boost).
Storage
  • 1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3)
  • 1x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA)
512GB 1TB 2TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0.
2 x M.2 SSD slots, supports RAID-0.

Connectivity

MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
Wi-Fi
  • Killer AX Wi-Fi 6
  • 802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet
  • Killer Gigabit LAN
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
Size99.9 Wh (4-cell Li-Ion battery)90 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion)
Power Supply
MSI GE66 Raider 10SF/10SGS
  • 230W slim power adapter
MSI GE66 Raider 10SFS
  • 280W slim power adapter
240W
  ø6.0 mm power adapter.
Supports USB-C™ Power Delivery 3.0 up to 100W

Software

MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
OSWindows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps-
Armoury Crate Screen Xpert Aura Creator 1M Xbox Game Pass

Camera & Audio

MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
CameraFront-facing camera
1080p (1920 x 1080 FHD) camera.
No built-in webcam.
Audio
  • 2 x 2W Speaker
  • Duo Wave speaker design by Dynaudio system
  • High-Resolution Audio ready
  • Array Microphone
  • 2 x 4W speaker with Smart Amp Technology.
  • 2 x 2W tweeter.
  • Supports Dolby Atmos.
  • Built-in array microphone
  • Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

Key Features

MSI GE66 Raider Dragonfield Limited Edition2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 300Hz
Weight
5.24 lb
2.38 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,223
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,013
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 2080 SUPER
8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q
Released in
2021
16:9 WQHD
15.6”
2160p 165Hz
Weight
5.07 lb
2.30 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX
8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,416
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,663
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3080
16GB GDDR6 115W TGP

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