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ROG Strix Hero II specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2018 ROG Strix Hero II including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	ROG Strix Hero II
Released	2018

ROG Strix Hero II Price
	Asus ROG Strix Hero II Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz IPS Type, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5, Intel Core i7-8750H Processor, 16GB DDR4, 256GB Pcie SSD + 1TB Hdd, RGB, Windows 10 Home - GL504GM-DS74 By ASUS $1,999.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi II LGA 1700(Intel 14th & 13th & 12th Gen)ATX gaming motherboard(DDR5,PCIe 5.0,2.5 Gb LAN,5XM.2 slots,PCIe 5.0 x16,WiFi 7 front-panel connector with PD 3.0 up to 30W. By ASUS $449.99 $499.99 10% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming WiFi II (WiFi 7) LGA 1700(Intel 14th & 13th & 12th Gen) ATX Gaming Motherboard(DDR5,5X M.2 Slots,PCIe 5.0 x16,Front-Panel USB Connector with PD 3.0 up to 30W). By ASUS $324.99 $359.99 10% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero (WiFi 7) LGA 1700(Intel 14th &13th&12th Gen) ATX Gaming Motherboard(PCIe 5.0x16, 5xM.2 Slots,DDR5,2X Thunderbolt 4 Ports, USB Type-C Front-Panel) By ASUS $579.99 $699.99 17% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Flare II Animate 100% RGB Gaming Keyboard - Hot-swappable, ROG NX Blue Linear Switches, Customizable LED Display, PBT Keycaps, Acoustic Dampening Foam, Media Controls, Wrist Rest By ASUS $135.99 $219.99 38% OFF	See at Amazon

Exterior	ROG Strix Hero II
Dimensions	14.21” x 10.31” x 1.02” (361 x 262 x 26.1 mm)
Weight	5.29 lbs (2.4 kg)
Colors	Midnight Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit chiclet keyboard RGB 4 zones Aura Sync Marked QWER keys Hotkeys: Volume up/ Volume down / Microphone mute / ROG Gaming Center 1.8mm travel distance 0.25mm keycap curve

Display

ROG Strix Hero II

Size

15.6 Inches

Info

ROG Strix Hero II GL504GM

15.6-inch Non-glare IPS FHD (144Hz) Full HD (1920x1080) IPS panel, 3ms, 72% NTSC
15.6-inch Non-glare IPS FHD (60Hz) Full HD (1920x1080) IPS panel, 72% NTSC

ROG Strix Hero II GL504GV

15.6-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB

Ports	ROG Strix Hero II
Ports	Image Source: ASUS 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C) 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 1 x mDP 1.2 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x RJ-45 jack 1 x SD card reader 1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack 1 x Kensington lock

Internal Specs	ROG Strix Hero II
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W
Geekbench 5 Single Core ROG Strix Hero II1 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H93595.90% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H975100.00% 0975 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core ROG Strix Hero II1 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H3,26973.13% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H4,470100.00% 04,470
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
Memory	Up to 32GB 2666MHz Dual Channel DDR4 SDRAM
Discrete Graphics	ROG Strix Hero II GL504GM NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 VRAM. ROG Strix Hero II GL504GV NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIE SSD

Connectivity	ROG Strix Hero II
Wi-Fi	Intel® 802.11ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-Fi
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	ROG Strix Hero II
Power Supply	230W power adapter

Software	ROG Strix Hero II
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	ROG Armoury Crate GameFirst V Game Visual Sonic Studio & Sonic Radar III Aura Core XSplit Gamecaster (Free) Android/iOS App

Camera & Audio	ROG Strix Hero II
Camera	Front-facing bottom-mounted webcam.
Audio	2 x 1W speaker with Smart AMP technology Array Microphones

Key Features	ROG Strix Hero II
At Glance	Released in Mid 2018 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 144Hz Weight 5.29 lb 2.40 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8750H 6C/12T, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz Geekbench 5 975 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,470 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz Up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6

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Our analysis and reviews

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What we like

Reasons to like about ROG Strix Hero II.

ROG Strix Hero II exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	ROG Strix Hero II
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i5-8300H → Intel Core i7-8750H
4GB RAM	8GB → 32GB
64GB Drive	256GB → 2TB
2 Cores CPU	4 → 6 cores

ROG Strix Hero II comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. Learn more

Storage Slots	ROG Strix Hero II
M.2	x1

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6

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