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2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17
Released	2020
Generations	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 17 2022 ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition 2022 ROG Strix SCAR 17 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 2019 ROG Strix SCAR III 17” 2018 ROG Strix SCAR II 17” 2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”

2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 Price
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 300Hz FHD IPS Type, NVIDIA GeF RTX 2070 Super, Intel Core i7-10875H, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, PK RGB Keyboard, Wi-Fi 6, Win 10, G732LWS-DS76 (Renewed) By ASUS $999.00	See at Amazon
	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 By ASUS $3,749.00	See at Amazon
	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 $1,899.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 Gaming Laptop, 300Hz 17.3" FHD 3ms IPS, Intel Core i9-10980HK CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super, 32GB DDR4, 2TB RAID 0 SSD, Per-Key RGB, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 10 Pro, G732LXS-XS99 By ASUS $4,999.00	See at Amazon
	EXCaliberPC 2023 ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 X3D G733PYV-XH97 (AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D, 64GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, RTX 4090 16GB, 17.3" WQHD 240Hz 3ms, Windows 11 Pro) Gaming Laptop By EXCaliberPC $4,099.00	See at Amazon

Exterior	2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17
Dimensions	15.73” x 11.55” x 0.86” - 1.03” (399.7mm x 293.4mm x 22mm - 26.2mm)
Weight	2.9kg
Colors	Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit chiclet keyboard N-key rollover Per-Key RGB Aura Sync Hotkeys (Volume down, volume up, mute, Operating Modes, Armoury Crate)

Display	2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17
Size	15.6 Inches
Info	17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 300Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB 17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB

Ports	2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17
Ports	Image Source: ASUS 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support DisplayPort™ 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x HDMI 2.0b 1 x 3.5mm Audio Jack/ 1 x Audio Jack Mic-in (Combo Jack) 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack 1 x Keystone

Internal Specs	2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Geekbench 5 Single Core 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 171 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H1,19297.47% 2 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK1,223100.00% 01,223 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 171 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H6,87498.02% 2 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK7,013100.00% 07,013
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	Up to 32GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER™with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 2070 with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 2060 with 6GB GDDR6 VRAM
Storage	Single 512GB 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Dual 512GB+512GB 1TB+1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Supports RAID 0. Supports up to 3 SSDs.

Connectivity	2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17
Power Supply	230W power adaptor Intel Core i7 models. 280W power adaptor Intel Core i9 models.

Software	2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17
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 SCAR 17
Camera	No Built-in camera.
Audio	2 x 4.2W speakers with Smart AMP technology Array Microphone

Key Features	2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17
At Glance	Released in 2020 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 300Hz Weight 6.39 lb 2.90 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 Up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6

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Our analysis and reviews

What we like

Reasons to like about 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17.

The 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i7-10875H → Intel Core i9-10980HK
4GB RAM	8GB → 32GB
64GB Drive	512GB → 6TB
2 Cores CPU	8 cores

The 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 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 Slots	2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17
M.2	x3

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6

What's new

Improvements over its predecessor.

Intel Core i9-10980HK inside 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 has a 14% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-9880H inside ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 - Intel Core i9-10980HK

7,013

2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - Intel Core i5-9300H

3,308

The 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 supports a faster memory speed than the ROG Strix SCAR III 17”. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

Memory type and speed

2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” - DDR4

2,666 MHz