Compare MSI Alpha 15 (Late 2020) vs ROG Strix SCAR / Hero III 17 G731 vs ASUS Strix SCAR 17 G733

Variants
FHD
QHD

Connectivity

Ports
3x USB3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x miniDP + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 + 1x SD + 1x Mic + 1x Headphone
1x UBS-C 3.2 Gen2 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x Audio combo + 1x Keystone
3x UBS 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 / DP + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x Audio combo + 1x RJ45
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 5 + Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1

Construction

Battery | Capacity
65 Wh
66 Wh
90 Wh
Camera | Front
HD (30fps@720p)
Optional camera
Material
Aluminum
Microphone
Array microphone
Built-in array microphone
Speakers
2x 2W speakers
2x 4W speakers
2x 4W speaker with smart AMP technology

Dimensions

Bezels
85% screen-to-body ratio
Size | Depth
248 mm
293 mm
282 mm / 11.1 inch
Size | Height
26.9 mm
26.2 mm
23.4~27.5 mm / 0.92~1.08 inch
Size | Width
357.7 mm
399 mm
395 mm / 15.55 inch
Weight
2.4 kg
2.85 kg
2.7 kg / 5.95 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS, matte
IPS, matte
Gamut
100% sRGB, 75.35% Adobe RGB
Refresh Rate
60 or 144 Hz
144 or 240 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
Response Time
3 ms
3 ms

Function

Audio
Hi-Res audio
Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 5600M 6GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti 6GB GDDR6, RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6, or RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB, RTX 3070 8GB, RTX 3080 8GB, or RTX 3080 16GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB lighting
Per-key RGB or 4 zone RGB
Per-key RGB lighting
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10
Processor
Up to AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor
9th-gen Intel Core i7-9750H or i9-9880H
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H or Ryzen 9 5900HX
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync
Aura Sync, Aura Sync Light Bar, Logo, and Edge Lighting included
Weather Resistance
AMD FreeSync Premium

Performance

Key Travel
1.9 mm
Memory | Capacity
Up to 64 GB
16GB (2x SoDIMMs, up to 32GB)
Up to 64 GB, 2x SO-DIMMs
Memory | Type
DDR4-3200
DDR4 2666MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
230 W
230W / 280W (i9)
240 W
Storage
2 x M.2 SSD Slots by NVMe PCIe Gen3
Up to 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD + 1TB 5400RPM 2.5" HDD
Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD

Production

Debut
2020-09-07
2019
2021-01-13 (CES 2021)
Model Name
Alpha 15 A4DEK

Price

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