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ROG Strix SCAR II 15” specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2018 ROG Strix SCAR II 15” including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”
Released	2018

ROG Strix SCAR II 15” Price
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Exterior	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”
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 WASD keys Hotkeys: Volume up / Volume down / Microphone mute / ROG Gaming Center 1.8mm travel distance 0.25mm keycap curve

Display

ROG Strix SCAR II 15”

Size

15.6 Inches

Info

ROG Strix SCAR II GL504.GM/GS

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

ROG Strix SCAR II GL504.GW/GV

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

Ports	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”
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 Only support SD card 1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack 1 x Kensington lock

Internal Specs	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”
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 SCAR II 15”1 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H93595.90% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H975100.00% 0975 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core ROG Strix SCAR II 15”1 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 SCAR II GL504GM NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR II GL504GS NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR II GL504GV NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR II GL504GW NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage	ROG Strix SCAR II GL504.GM/GS SSD 128GB 256GB 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD. HDD 1TB SSHD 1TB 7200 rpm HDD 2TB 5400 rpm HDD ROG Strix SCAR II GL504.GV/GM SSD 256GB 512GB 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD. HDD 1TB 2.5” 5400rpm SSHD

Connectivity	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”
Wi-Fi	Intel^® 802.11ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-Fi
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

ROG Strix SCAR II 15”

Power Supply

ROG Strix SCAR II GL504GM

180W power adapter

ROG Strix SCAR II GL504.GS/GV/GW

230W power adapter

Software	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	ROG Gaming Center GameFirst V GameVisual Sonic Studio & Sonic Radar III Aura Core XSplit Gamecaster (free) Android / iOS App

Camera & Audio	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”
Camera	Front-facing bottom-mounted webcam.
Audio	2 x 1W speaker with Smart AMP technology Array microphones

Key Features	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”
At Glance	Released in 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 2070 8GB GDDR6

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ROG Strix SCAR II 15” exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i5-8300H → Intel Core i7-8750H
4GB RAM	8GB → 32GB
64GB Drive	128GB → 4TB
2 Cores CPU	4 → 6 cores

ROG Strix SCAR II 15” comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage. Learn more

Storage Slots	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”
M.2	x1
SATA	1

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6