Compare ROG Strix Scar 16 vs MSI Stealth 17 Studio 2023 vs Legion Pro 7i GEN 8
Variants
FHD
QHD
UHD
UHD MiniLED
Connectivity
Ports
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL + 1x 2.5G LAN port + 1x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Type-C Gen2 + 4x USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.2
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 ax ) / 2 x 2 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 ax ), Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
4-Cell 99 Wh
99.99 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
720P HD camera
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Built-in Webcam (1080p / 720p) with E-Shutter and Tobii Horizon Support
Colors
Core Black
Onyx Grey
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis
Aluminum
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
4-speaker system
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
2 x 2W Harman® Super Linear Speaker System and Smart Amp with Nahimic Audio
Dimensions
Size | Depth
264 mm / 10.39"
283.5 mm
262.15 mm / 10.32 inch
Size | Height
22.6-30.4 mm / 0.89-1.2 inch
20.1-20.8 mm
21.95-25.9 mm / 0.86-1.01 inch
Size | Width
354 mm / 13.94"
397.6 mm
363.4 mm / 14.3 inch
Weight
2.5 Kg / 5.51 lbs
2.8 kg
from 2.8 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
500 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Backlight
Mini LED
Display Diagonal
16 inch
17.3 inch
16"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% RGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
240 Hz VRR
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
3 ms w/ OverDrive
Function
AI
LA2-Q AI chip
Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
Fast Charging
Super Rapid Charge (30min Charge 0~80% Capacity, 60min Charge 0~100% Capacity)
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8 GB GDDR6 (140W) / NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12 GB GDDR6 (175W) / NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16 GB GDDR6 (175W)
HDR
VESA DisplayHDR™ 400 Certifie
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Home
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 Processor
13th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-13700HX / i9-13900HX
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA® G-SYNC™ Support / AMD Freesync Premiu
Performance
Memory | Capacity
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Up to 64GB (2x 16GB max from factory)
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
Overclocked 6000Mhz DDR5
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
240W
330W Slim Gallium (GaN) Adapter
Storage
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
Up to 2 TB PCIe SSD (Gen 4)
Storage | RAID
RAID 0
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
88%
80%
90%
Pros
- Very powerful components
- Good cooling setup
- Good port selection
- No numeric keypad
- Good Nebula display
- Rather compact for the power it offers
- Rather powerful components
- Somewhat clean styling
- Good display options for work or gaming
- Good keyboard
- Mostly made of metal
- Large battery
- Good speakers
- Good port selection
- Powerful internals
- Neatly packaged
- Checks all the boxes
- HX-series Intel CPU
- Up to RTX 4090
- Large battery
Cons
- Mostly made of plastic
- Too much branding
- Large bezels
- Larger than the competition
- Uninspiring, generic styling and feature set
- Not the best speakers
- Has numeric keypad
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