MSI Prestige 14 (A11X) vs. ROG Strix SCAR III 17”: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the MSI Prestige 14 (A11X) and ROG Strix SCAR III 17” models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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MSI Prestige 14 (A11X) Pros

Reasons that MSI Prestige 14 (A11X) is better than ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Supports faster memory

MSI Prestige 14 (A11X) 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
MSI Prestige 14 (A11X) - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - DDR4
2,666 MHz
About 55% lighter

MSI Prestige 14 (A11X) weighed 2.84 pounds, 55% lighter than the 6.28 pounds ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

WeightMSI Prestige 14 (A11X)ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
Pound
2.84 lbs.
6.28 lbs.
Kilogram
1.29 kg
2.85 kg

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” Pros

Reasons that ROG Strix SCAR III 17” is better than MSI Prestige 14 (A11X).

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-9880H inside ROG Strix SCAR III 17” has a 25% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside MSI Prestige 14 (A11X).

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
MSI Prestige 14 (A11X) - Intel Core i7-1185G7
4,864
ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - Intel Core i5-9300H
3,308
23% larger display

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” has a 17.3-inch screen size 23% larger than the 14-inch MSI Prestige 14 (A11X).

Display size
ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
17.3-inch
MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)
14-inch

Prices

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

MSI Prestige 14 (A11X) Price
MSI Prestige 14 H Laptop: Intel Core i9-13900H, GeForce RTX 2050, 14" FHD+ Display, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6E, Thunderbolt 4, Win 11 Home: Urban Silver B13UCX-601US
 MSI Prestige 14 H Laptop: Intel Core i9-13900H, GeForce RTX 2050, 14" FHD+ Display, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6E, Thunderbolt 4, Win 11 Home: Urban Silver B13UCX-601US
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$1,408.25
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MSI Prestige 13 AI Evo Laptop: Intel Ultra 7-155H, 13.3" UHD+ OLED Display, 16GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, HDMI, MicroSD Card Reader, Win 11 Pro: Stellar Gray A1MG-029US
 MSI Prestige 13 AI Evo Laptop: Intel Ultra 7-155H, 13.3" UHD+ OLED Display, 16GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, HDMI, MicroSD Card Reader, Win 11 Pro: Stellar Gray A1MG-029US
By MSI
$1,195.89
$1,299.99 8% OFF
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MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo Laptop: Intel Ultra 7-155H, 16" UHD+ OLED Display, 32GB DDR5, 2TB NVMe SSD, HDMI, SD Card Reader, Win 11 Pro: Stellar Gray B1MG-020US
 MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo Laptop: Intel Ultra 7-155H, 16" UHD+ OLED Display, 32GB DDR5, 2TB NVMe SSD, HDMI, SD Card Reader, Win 11 Pro: Stellar Gray B1MG-020US
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$1,649.00
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ROG Strix SCAR III 17” Price
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
 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
$2,699.00
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ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 X3D G733PYV-XH97 - AMD Ryzen 9-7945HX / up to 5.4 GHz - Win 11 Pro - GeForce RTX 4090-32 GB RAM - 2 TB SSD Off Black
 ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 X3D G733PYV-XH97 - AMD Ryzen 9-7945HX / up to 5.4 GHz - Win 11 Pro - GeForce RTX 4090-32 GB RAM - 2 TB SSD Off Black
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$3,699.99
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ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” QHD 240Hz/3ms, 100% DCI-P3 Display, GeForce RTX 4080, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, 32GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, G733PZ-XS96,Off Black
 ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” QHD 240Hz/3ms, 100% DCI-P3 Display, GeForce RTX 4080, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, 32GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, G733PZ-XS96,Off Black
By ASUS
$2,409.00
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Specs Comparison

Availability

MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
Released20202019
Generations-

Exterior

MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
Dimensions12.55” x 8.62” x 0.63” (319 x 219 x 15.9 mm)15.7” x 11.53” x 1.03” (399 X 293 X 26.2 mm)
Weight2.84 lbs (1.29 kg)6.28 lbs (2.85 kg)
Colors
Pure White Carbon Gray Pink
Midnight Black
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Backlight Keyboard (Single-Color, White)
    • 1.5mm key travel
  • Touchpad
    • Precision touchpad support multitouch gestures and intuitive response.
  • Backlit chiclet keyboard
  • N-key rollover
  • Per-Key RGB
  • 4 Zone RGB
  • Aura Sync
  • Hotkeys (Volume down, volume up, mute, HyperFan, Armoury Crate)

Display

MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
Size14 Inches17.3 Inches
Info
  • 14” Full HD (1920x1080), close to 100% sRGB, IPS-Level Thin Bezel Display.
  • 14" UHD (3840x2160), IPS-Level, Anti-Glare,  Thin Bezel, 100% AdobeRGB.
  • 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

Ports

MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
  • 2 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt™ 4.
    Supports USB 4, DisplayPort, and Power Delivery charging.
  • 1 x USB Type-A 2.0
  • 1 x MicroSD Card Reader.
    Supports UHS-III performance.
  • 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack
ROG Strix SCAR III 17” Ports
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

MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
Processor
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory
16GB 32GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory.		Up to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM
Discrete Graphics
MSI Prestige 14 A11SCS
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti With Max-Q Design
    Video memory: 4GB GDDR6 VRAM.
MSI Prestige 14 A11SCX
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 With Max-Q Design
    Video memory: 4GB GDDR6 VRAM.
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.
Storage1 x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA)
  • 128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB
    M.2 NVMe PCIE 3.0 SSD
  • 1TB
    SSHD

Connectivity

MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
Wi-Fi
  • 802.11 AX Wi-Fi 6
  • Intel Harrison Peak (2x2 802.11 ax)
Intel® 802.11ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-Fi support Rangeboost technology
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet- Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
Size52 Wh (3-cell battery)-
Battery LifeUp to 10 hours of battery life-
Power Supply90W compact power adapter
Output: [email protected]
  • 230W power adapter
  • 280W power adapter
    With Intel Core i9 models only.

Software

MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
  • MSI Center for Business & Productivity
Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III Aura Creator

Camera & Audio

MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
  • IR camera for Windows Hello support.
No Built-in camera.
Audio
  • 2 x 2W Speaker
  • Nahimic 3
  • High-Resolution Audio ready
  • 4W*2 speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • Array Microphone

Misc

MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
Sensors
  • Fingerprint reader
  • IR Camera
-
Security
  • TPM 2.0
  • Windows Hello Fingerprint Authentication
  • Windows Hello Facial Authentication
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Warranty1-year Limited Warranty (Include 1 Year Global)-

Key Features

MSI Prestige 14 (A11X)ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 4K UHD
14”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
2.84 lb
1.29 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C/8T, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,404
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,864
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X
NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 1650Ti
4GB GDDR6 with Max-Q
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
ROG Strix SCAR III 17” Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2070
8GB GDDR6

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