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2021 ROG Strix G17 specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2021 ROG Strix G17 including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	2021 ROG Strix G17
Released	2021
Release Date	Announced on January 13, 2021 (CES 2021)
Applicable Models	2021 ROG Strix G17 ROG Strix G17 (2021) ROG Strix G17 G713
Generations	2023 ROG Strix G17 2022 ROG Strix G17 2021 ROG Strix G17 2020 ROG Strix G17 2019 ROG Strix G17

2021 ROG Strix G17 Price
	ASUS ROG Strix G17 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 144Hz IPS Type FHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, 16GB DDR4, 512B PCIe NVMe SSD, RGB Keyboard, Windows 10, G713IE-EB74 By ASUS $1,099.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix G17 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 300Hz IPS Type FHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD, RGB Keyboard, Windows 10, G713QR-ES96 By ASUS $1,699.00 $1,799.99 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix G17 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 300Hz IPS Type WQHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Processor, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, RGB Keyboard, Windows 10, G713QR-ES96Q By ASUS $1,449.99 $1,899.99 24% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS 2021 ROG Strix G17 17.3" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 7-4800H, 64GB RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Graphics, Windows 10, Gray, 32GB USB SnowBell Card By ASUS $1,448.00	See at Amazon
	2021 Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QR 17.3" FHD 300Hz IPS Premium Gaming Laptop, AMD 8-Core Ryzen 9 5900HX, 32GB RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA RTX 3070, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home + Woov 4K HDMI Cable By ASUS $1,999.00	See at Amazon

Exterior	2021 ROG Strix G17
Dimensions	15.55 x 11.10 x 0.84 - 0.97” (395 x 282 x 21.4 - 24.6 mm)
Weight	5.29 lbs (2.40 kg)
Colors	Original Black Eclipse Gray
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit keyboard with Numpad ROG Overstroke Calibrated Keystrokes N-Key Rollover Aura Sync Bigger arrow keys Gaps between function keys Hotkeys Volume down volume up mute HyperFan Armoury Crate RGB Lighting Options Per-Key RGB lighting 4 x Zone RGB lighting Touchpad 85% larger glass surface matte finish

Display	2021 ROG Strix G17
Size	17.3 Inches
Info	17.3” FHD 300Hz 16:9 1920 x 1080 300Hz 3ms 100% sRGB 75% Adobe RGB Non-touch IPS Level Anti-Glare Adaptive-Sync 17.3” WQHD 165Hz 16:9 2560 x 1440 165Hz 3ms 100% DCI-P3 Non-touch IPS Level Anti-Glare Adaptive-Sync

Ports	2021 ROG Strix G17
Ports	Image Source: ASUS Left (3) 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Back (5) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x HDMI v2.0b 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps 1 x power port

Internal Specs	2021 ROG Strix G17
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.30 → 4.20 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
Geekbench 5 Single Core 2021 ROG Strix G171 AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H1,07876.13% 2 AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H1,24087.57% 3 AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H1,33494.21% 4 AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX1,416100.00% 01,416 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core 2021 ROG Strix G171 AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H6,44084.04% 2 AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H5,47671.46% 3 AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H7,09892.63% 4 AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX7,663100.00% 07,663
Integrated Graphics	AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1800 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
Memory	16GB 32GB Dual-Channel DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM. 2 x SODIMM slots
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce GTX™ 1650 4GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1615MHz at 50W (65W with Dynamic Boost). 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).
Storage	512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0. 2 x M.2 SSD slots.

Connectivity	2021 ROG Strix G17
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax) 2x2 multi-antenna
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	2021 ROG Strix G17
Size	56Wh 90Wh 4-cell lithium-ion battery.
Battery Life	Up to 12 hours of video playback.
Power Supply	240W ø6.0 mm power adapter. 100W USB-C power adapter. Supports fast charging technology with up to 50% in 30 minutes.

Software	2021 ROG Strix G17
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Armoury Crate GameVisual Aura Creator Scenario Profiles

Camera & Audio	2021 ROG Strix G17
Camera	No Built-in camera.
Audio	Speakers 2 x 4W speaker with Smart Amp Technology. 2.8x Louder Volume. 3x More Bass. 6.5dBa Dynamic Range. Microphones Built-in array microphone. Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation.

Key Features	2021 ROG Strix G17
At Glance	Released in 2021 16:9 WQHD 17.3” 1440p 165Hz Weight 5.29 lb 2.40 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 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 115W TGP

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Our analysis and reviews

What we like

Reasons to like about 2021 ROG Strix G17.

The 2021 ROG Strix G17 exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	2021 ROG Strix G17
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7-4800H → AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX
4GB RAM	16GB → 32GB
64GB Drive	512GB → 4TB
2 Cores CPU	8 cores

According to ASUS, the 2021 ROG Strix G17 lasts up to 12 hours of battery life.

Up to 12 hours of video playback.

The 2021 ROG Strix G17 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device. Learn more

Storage Slots	2021 ROG Strix G17
M.2	x2

The 2021 ROG Strix G17 has two RAM slots which you can use to add or replace with a larger one if it isn't already at the maximum size that the system chipset support. Learn more

Memory	2021 ROG Strix G17
Slots	x2
Type	DDR4
Speed	3200 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 115W TGP

What's new

Improvements over its predecessor.

AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX inside 2021 ROG Strix G17 has a 11% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10875H inside 2020 ROG Strix G17.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

2021 ROG Strix G17 - AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX

7,663

2021 ROG Strix G17 - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H

7,098

2020 ROG Strix G17 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

2021 ROG Strix G17 - AMD Ryzen 7-4800H

6,440

2021 ROG Strix G17 - AMD Ryzen 5-5600H

5,476

2020 ROG Strix G17 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

The 2021 ROG Strix G17 weighed 5.29 pounds, 16% lighter than the 6.28 pounds 2020 ROG Strix G17.