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ROG Strix SCAR III 17” specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2019 ROG Strix SCAR III 17” including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
Released	2019
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”

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” Price
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Exterior	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
Dimensions	15.7” x 11.53” x 1.03” (399 X 293 X 26.2 mm)
Weight	6.28 lbs (2.85 kg)
Colors	Midnight Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit chiclet keyboard N-key rollover Per-Key RGB 4 Zone RGB Aura Sync Hotkeys (Volume down, volume up, mute, HyperFan, Armoury Crate)

Display	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
Size	17.3 Inches
Info	17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 240Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB 17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB

Ports	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
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 3.5mm Audio Jack/ 1 x Audio Jack Mic-in (Combo Jack) 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack 1 x Keystone

Internal Specs	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
Processor	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Geekbench 5 Single Core ROG Strix SCAR III 17”1 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H94888.93% 2 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04497.94% 3 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H1,066100.00% 01,066 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core ROG Strix SCAR III 17”1 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H3,30854.23% 2 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,88080.00% 3 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H6,100100.00% 06,100
Integrated Graphics	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory	Up to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM
Discrete Graphics	ROG Strix SCAR III G731GU NVIDIA® GeForce GTX™ 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR III G731GV NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR III G731GW NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage	128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIE 3.0 SSD 1TB SSHD

Connectivity	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
Wi-Fi	Intel® 802.11ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-Fi support Rangeboost technology
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
Power Supply	230W power adapter 280W power adapter With Intel Core i9 models only.

Software	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III Aura Creator

Camera & Audio	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
Camera	No Built-in camera.
Audio	4W*2 speakers with Smart AMP technology Array Microphone

Key Features	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
At Glance	Released in 2019 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 240Hz Weight 6.28 lb 2.85 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9880H 8C/16T, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,066 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,100 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6

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Our analysis and reviews

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Reasons to like about ROG Strix SCAR III 17”.

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	ROG Strix SCAR III 17”
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i5-9300H → Intel Core i9-9880H
4GB RAM	Starting at GB
64GB Drive	128GB → 4TB
2 Cores CPU	4 → 8 cores

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” 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 III 17”
M.2	x1
SATA	1

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6

What's new

Improvements over its predecessor.

Intel Core i9-9880H inside ROG Strix SCAR III 17” has a 36% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8750H inside ROG Strix SCAR II 17”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

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 II 17” - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

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

3,308

ROG Strix SCAR II 17” - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

ROG Strix SCAR III 17” has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch ROG Strix SCAR II 17”.

Display size

ROG Strix SCAR III 17”

17.3-inch

ROG Strix SCAR II 17”

15.6-inch