2020 ROG Strix G17 specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2020 ROG Strix G17 including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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2020 ROG Strix G17

Availability

2020 ROG Strix G17
Released2020
Applicable Models
  • 2020 ROG Strix G17
  • ROG Strix G17 (2020)
  • ROG Strix G17 G712
Generations
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
By ASUS
$1,668.06
ASUS ROG Strix G17 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” QHD 240Hz, GeForce RTX 4070, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, 32GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, G713PI-XS96
ASUS ROG Strix G17 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” QHD 240Hz, GeForce RTX 4070, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, 32GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, G713PI-XS96
By ASUS
$1,799.99
$2,199.99 18% OFF
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
ASUS ROG Strix G17 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 144Hz IPS FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD, RGB Keyboard, Windows 11, G713RC-RS73
ASUS ROG Strix G17 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 144Hz IPS FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD, RGB Keyboard, Windows 11, G713RC-RS73
By ASUS
$949.99
$1,199.99 21% OFF
ASUS ROG Strix G17 17.3”QHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9-7845HX, 64GB DDR5, 4TB 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, 64GB DDR5, 4TB PCIe SSD, RGB Backlit Keyboard, GeForce RTX 4060, Wi-Fi 6E, Win 11 Home, Gray, 128GB Hotface Extension Set
By ASUS
$2,399.00

Exterior

2020 ROG Strix G17
Dimensions15.7” x 11.53” x 0.86 ~ 1.02” (399 x 293 x 22 ~ 26 mm)
Weight6.28 lbs (2.85 kg)
Colors
Original Black Glacier Blue Electro Punk
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • 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

2020 ROG Strix G17
Size17.3 Inches
Info
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

2020 ROG Strix G17
Ports
2020 ROG Strix G17 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 Audio combo jack 
    Mic-in and Headphone
  • 1x LAN RJ-45 jack

Internal Specs

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

Geekbench 5 Single Core

2020 ROG Strix G171
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H1,13495.13%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H1,192100.00%
01,192

Geekbench 5 Multi-Core

2020 ROG Strix G171
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H5,41278.73%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H6,874100.00%
06,874
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
MemoryUp to 32GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
Discrete Graphics
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
  • 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

2020 ROG Strix G17
Wi-FiIntel® 802.11AX (2x2) +BT Gigabit Wi-Fi support Rangeboost technology
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0
Ethernet
  • Gigabit LAN
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

2020 ROG Strix G17
Power Supply230W power adapter

Software

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

Camera & Audio

2020 ROG Strix G17
CameraNo Built-in camera.
Audio
  • 2 x 4.2W speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • Array Microphone

Key Features

2020 ROG Strix G17
At Glance
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

Photos

Our analysis and reviews

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What we like

Reasons to like about 2020 ROG Strix G17.

Supports Windows 11

The 2020 ROG Strix G17 exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements2020 ROG Strix G17
Secure BootYes
TPM 2.0 TPM 2.0
ProcessorIntel Core i7-10750H → Intel Core i7-10875H
4GB RAM8GB → 32GB
64GB Drive256GB → 6TB
2 Cores CPU6 → 8 cores
Upgradable storage

The 2020 ROG Strix G17 comes with three M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install additional SSDs to expand the storage on the device. Learn more

Storage Slots2020 ROG Strix G17
M.2x3
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6

What's new

Improvements over its predecessor.

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-10875H inside 2020 ROG Strix G17 has a 40% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-9750H inside 2019 ROG Strix G17.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2020 ROG Strix G17 - Intel Core i7-10875H
6,874
2020 ROG Strix G17 - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
2019 ROG Strix G17 - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
2019 ROG Strix G17 - Intel Core i5-9300H
3,308
Supports faster memory

The 2020 ROG Strix G17 supports a faster memory speed than the 2019 ROG Strix G17. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the 2019 ROG Strix G17.

Memory type and speed
2020 ROG Strix G17 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
2019 ROG Strix G17 - DDR4
2,666 MHz

FAQs

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