Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2024) review: Gaming laptop with RTX 4090 and mini-LED panel

Name: Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024)
Brand: Asus

Flagship. The Scar 18 is currently one of the most powerful laptops. The Core i9-14900HX and GeForce RTX 4090 enable 4k gaming, video processing, and rendering. The bright and vibrant mini-LED display (18 inch, 2560x1600 pixel) is a feast for the eyes.

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With the ROG Strix Scar 18, ASUS targets gamers and creators that don't lack the necessary funds: Our test configuration of the high-end champion is available starting from about 4,500 Euros (~$4,848). The price is driven to such heights by the powerful hardware and a very bright mini-LED display in the 16:10 format with accurate colors and a diagonal of 18 inches. The competitors include devices such as the Alienware m18 R1, the Acer Predator Helios 18, the Razer Blade 18, and the MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG.

The laptop is the sibling of the Scar 18 that we tested last year and shares an identical build. Besides the display, the CPU generation represents the only change, with Raptor Lake Refresh replacing Raptor Lake.

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Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) (ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 Series)

Processor

Intel Core i9-14900HX 24 x 1.6 - 5.8 GHz, 120 W PL2 / Short Burst, 110 W PL1 / Sustained, Raptor Lake-HX Refresh

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU - 16 GB VRAM, Core: 1455 MHz, Memory: 2250 MHz, 175 W TDP ( including 25 W Dynamic Boost), GDDR6, 31.0.15.4665, MUX-Switch + Advanced Optimus

Memory

32 GB

, DDR5-5600, dual-channel mode, two memory slots (both in use)

Display

18.00 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 168 PPI, BOE NE180QDM-NM1, Mini LED, G-Sync, Pantone Validated, Dolby Vision, glossy: no, HDR, 240 Hz

Mainboard

Intel HM770 (Raptor Lake-S PCH)

Storage

Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB, 2048 GB

, PCIe 4, M.2-2280, 1760 GB free

Soundcard

Realtek ALC285

Connections

4 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3.5mm combined headset port, TPM 2.0

Networking

Realtek RTL8125 2.5GBe Family Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000/2500MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.3

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 30.8 x 399 x 294 ( = 1.21 x 15.71 x 11.57 in)

Battery

90 Wh, 5800 mAh Lithium-Polymer

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Home

Camera

Webcam: HD
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: 4 speakers, Keyboard: chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, McAfee LiveSafe (trial), Microsoft 365 (trial), Microsoft OneNote (trial), 24 Months Warranty

Weight

3.1 kg ( = 109.35 oz / 6.83 pounds), Power Supply: 954 g ( = 33.65 oz / 2.1 pounds)

Price

4799 Euro

Links

Asus homepage
Asus notebook section

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Possible Competitors in Comparison

Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
88.3 %	02/2024	Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	3.1 kg	30.8 mm	18.00"	2560x1600
89.2 %	11/2023	Alienware m18 R1 AMD R9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	3.9 kg	26.7 mm	18.00"	1920x1200
90.7 %	04/2023	Alienware m18 R1 i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	3.9 kg	26.7 mm	18.00"	1920x1200
88.3 %	10/2023	Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	3.2 kg	29.15 mm	18.00"	2560x1600
91.4 %	02/2023	Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	3 kg	21.9 mm	18.00"	2560x1600
88.8 %	01/2024	MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	3.6 kg	32.1 mm	18.00"	3840x2400

Case - A lot of plastic and only little aluminum

Despite its hefty price level, the usage of high-quality materials remains limited, with only the back of the Scar's display lid made from aluminum and the rest of the components made of plastic. Some parts of the plastic (above the keyboard and on the short sides) let some light shine through. LED bands on the front and back and an illuminated logo on the display lid bring some life into the black case.

We don't see any faults in the workmanship and the material gaps are small and even. While the lid can only be twisted slightly, the response of the base unit is more pronounced. An expensive laptop costing several thousand Euros should do better here. Pressure on the display lid doesn't cause any image artifacts. The hinges hold the lid in place firmly, but the display still wobbles slightly when moving the laptop. The maximum opening angle is 130 degrees, and it can be opened using a single hand.

The Scar 18 is one of the most compact and lightest devices in our comparison field and is only surpassed by the Blade 18 in these regards.

Size Comparison

Alienware m18 R1 AMD Alienware m18 R1 MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 DIN A4 ❌

Equipment - Asus Strix offers Thunderbolt 4

The Asus laptop offers two USB-A ports (USB 3.2 Gen 2) and two USB-C ports (1x Thunderbolt 4, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2). Both of the USB-C ports are able to output a DisplayPort signal, and the USB 3.2 Gen 2 port also supports Power Delivery. The connections are completed by an HDMI port, an audio port, and a Gigabit Ethernet port. The laptop doesn't include a storage card reader.

There are no ports on the back of the laptop, and all the ports are positioned on the left and right case sides. Cables running toward the back would block some of the fan openings on the sides of the laptop. This is for example the case for the power cable (angled power plug). Right-handed users might only be annoyed by the USB-A ports that are only placed on the right side.

Left side: power, Gigabit Ethernet (2.5 Gbit), HDMI, Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C; DisplayPort, G-Sync), USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB-C; Power Delivery, DisplayPort), audio combo port

Communication

Under optimal conditions (no other Wi-Fi devices in close proximity, close distance between laptop and server PC), the laptop reaches good to very good Wi-Fi transfer rates. The Strix uses a Wi-Fi 6E chip (Intel AX211), and wired connections are handled by a Realtek controller (RTL8125; 2.5 Gbit/s).

Networking
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Qualcomm WCN685x	1460 (1310^min - 1543^max) MBit/s +51%
Average of class Gaming (469 - 1793, n=153, last 2 years)	1272 MBit/s +31%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (464 - 1861, n=186)	1243 MBit/s +28%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Killer Wi-Fi 7 BE1750x BE200NGW	1011 (514^min - 1160^max) MBit/s +4%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	968 (656^min - 1200^max) MBit/s
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter	942 (475^min - 985^max) MBit/s -3%
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1681 (1662^min - 1704^max) MBit/s
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Qualcomm WCN685x	1461 (766^min - 1548^max) MBit/s -13%
Average of class Gaming (685 - 1890, n=159, last 2 years)	1403 MBit/s -17%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (582 - 1890, n=186)	1394 MBit/s -17%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Killer Wi-Fi 7 BE1750x BE200NGW	1116 (932^min - 1352^max) MBit/s -34%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter	872 (330^min - 895^max) MBit/s -48%

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø968 (656-1200)

Alienware m18 R1 AMD Qualcomm WCN685x; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1460 (1310-1543)

Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø926 (475-985)

MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Killer Wi-Fi 7 BE1750x BE200NGW; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø993 (514-1160)

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1681 (1662-1704)

Alienware m18 R1 AMD Qualcomm WCN685x; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1436 (766-1548)

Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø861 (330-895)

MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Killer Wi-Fi 7 BE1750x BE200NGW; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1116 (932-1352)

Webcam

While Asus mostly uses top quality hardware, the webcam is an exception, with only a meager 0.9-MP model (max. 1280x720 pixels) being used here. The image quality is unconvincing, but a color deviation of about 8 (target DeltaE < 3) is still okay. The camera doesn't include a manual shutter.

ColorChecker Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024): 8.03 ∆E min: 3.72 - max: 14.15 ∆E

Accessories

The laptop doesn't include any additional accessories besides the usual documents.

Maintenance

To open the laptop, you have to remove all the screws on the case bottom. You can then lift up the case plate using a prying tool. After removing the case plate, you get access to the storage banks (occupied), the SSD (PCIe 4, M.2-2280), the second SSD slot (PCIe 4, M.2-2280), the WLAN module, the BIOS battery, the fans, and the battery (screwed, not glued).

The keyboard cannot be replaced easily. In order to do that, you'd have to replace the whole top of the base, which would require taking the laptop completely apart.

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) hardware

Warranty

Asus offers a two-year warranty for the 18-inch laptop in Germany. A warranty extension to three years would cost about 200 Euros (~$215).

Input Devices - Asus computer with single key RGB illumination

Keyboard

The concave keys of the illuminated chiclet keyboard offer a medium stroke and clear pressure point. The key resistance is basically okay but could have turned out slightly crisper subjectively. While typing, the right half of the keyboard has some give that is minimal at best. However, this did not turn out to be any hindrance. A positive aspect is that all four arrow keys have the regular size. Overall, Asus delivers a keyboard that is suitable for everyday tasks here.

Touchpad

A ClickPad (~13 x 8.5 cm, ~5.1 x 3.35 in) whose smooth surface facilitates sliding of the fingers serves as mouse replacement. It offers a short stroke and clear pressure point.

Display - Mini-LED with DCI-P3 color space coverage

The Scar 18 offers an 18-inch mini-LED display (2560x1600 pixels) in the 16:10 format. Its positive aspects include the high brightness, excellent contrast and black value, and the matte surface. The fast 240-Hz panel also supports HDR and G-Sync.

On the other hand, the display isn't completely free from PWM flickering, although that shouldn't play much of a role in everyday operation: We measure a high-frequency flickering (5,733 Hz) at brightness values smaller than 94 cd/m².


893 cd/m²	938 cd/m²	949 cd/m²
864 cd/m²	937 cd/m²	961 cd/m²
935 cd/m²	968 cd/m²	963 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

BOE NE180QDM-NM1 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 968 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 934.2 cd/m² Minimum: 59 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 937 cd/m²
Contrast: 14197:1 (Black: 0.066 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.52 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 1.21
ΔE Greyscale 1.7 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
90% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.042

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

	Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) BOE NE180QDM-NM1, Mini LED, 2560x1600, 18.00	Alienware m18 R1 AMD BOE NE18NZ1, IPS, 1920x1200, 18.00	Alienware m18 R1 Chi Mei 180JME, IPS, 1920x1200, 18.00	Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 AUO45A8 (B180QAN01.2), IPS, 2560x1600, 18.00	Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 AU Optronics B180QAN01.0, IPS, 2560x1600, 18.00	MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG AU Optronics B180ZAN01.0, Mini-LED, 3840x2400, 18.00	Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NE180QDM-NZ2, IPS, 2560x1600, 18.00
Display		-1%	-1%	1%	-3%	-2%	-3%
Display P3 Coverage	99.9	98.5 -1%	97.7 -2%	99.8 0%	96.9 -3%	98.1 -2%	97.2 -3%
sRGB Coverage	100	99.7 0%	100 0%	100 0%	99.8 0%	99.8 0%	99.9 0%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	90	88.7 -1%	89.8 0%	91.8 2%	85.3 -5%	86.2 -4%	84.9 -6%
Response Times		44%	41%	-28%	45%	-230%	37%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	12 ?(8, 4)	2.8 ?(1.2, 1.6) 77%	3 ?(1.5, 1.5) 75%	7.6 ?(4.4, 3.2) 37%	4.2 ?(2.1, 2.1) 65%	8.6 ?(4.2, 4.4) 28%	5.41 ?(2.57, 2.84) 55%
Response Time Black / White *	10.7 ?(7.6, 3.1)	9.6 ?(4.9, 4.7) 10%	9.9 ?(5.4, 4.5) 7%	17.8 ?(15.6, 2.2) -66%	8 ?(3.8, 4.2) 25%	81.8 ?(76, 5.8) -664%	8.62 ?(3.68, 4.94, n) 19%
PWM Frequency	5733 ?(94)			2509 -56%		2592 ?(100) -55%
Screen		-42%	-64%	-114%	-142%	-85%	-211%
Brightness middle	937	319.6 -66%	372.8 -60%	360 -62%	549.6 -41%	467.5 -50%	490 -48%
Brightness	934	304 -67%	367 -61%	355 -62%	524 -44%	459 -51%	468 -50%
Brightness Distribution	89	87 -2%	97 9%	92 3%	89 0%	90 1%	86 -3%
Black Level *	0.066	0.25 -279%	0.32 -385%	0.21 -218%	0.53 -703%		0.54 -718%
Contrast	14197	1278 -91%	1165 -92%	1714 -88%	1037 -93%		907 -94%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	1.52	1.22 20%	1.92 -26%	3.82 -151%	3.32 -118%	3.77 -148%	4.97 -227%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	2.82	3.1 -10%	3.65 -29%	7.38 -162%	6.63 -135%	6.12 -117%	11.02 -291%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	1.21	0.47 61%	0.51 58%	2.24 -85%	2.7 -123%	2.94 -143%	2.97 -145%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	1.7	0.8 53%	1.5 12%	5.06 -198%	2 -18%	3.2 -88%	7.2 -324%
Gamma	2.042 ^108%	2.23 ^99%	2.34 ^94%	2.52 ^87%	2.29 ^96%	2.43 ^91%	2.161 ^102%
CCT	6578 ^99%	6471 ^100%	6607 ^98%	5657 ^115%	6319 ^103%	6478 ^100%	6515 ^100%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		0% / -21%	-8% / -35%	-47% / -74%	-33% / -85%	-106% / -99%	-59% / -131%

* ... smaller is better

Color accuracy is a given with the sRGB and DCI-P3 color spaces covered completely and the Adobe RGB color space to 90%. Thanks to the Pantone certification, the color reproduction is already very good in the state of delivery, and with a deviation of 1.52 the target of DeltaE < 3 is reached. While an additional calibration still achieves a slight improvement, this primarily concerns a more balanced grayscale.

Display Response Times

ℹ

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
10.7 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 7.6 ms rise
10.7 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 3.1 ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 24 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
12 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 8 ms rise
12 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 4 ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 20 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM detected

5733 Hz

≤ 94 cd/m² brightness

The display backlight flickers at 5733 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 94 cd/m² and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting.

The frequency of 5733 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering.

Flickering occurs at relatively low brightness settings, so extended use at this brightness setting or lower can cause eyestrain.

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

The IPS panel has stable viewing angles and can be read from almost any angle. The high maximum brightness also allows for reading the screen contents outdoors.

Performance - The Scar 18 offers high-end hardware

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 is a high-end laptop in the 18-inch format. The necessary computing performance is delivered by Raptor Lake Refresh and Ada Lovelace hardware. Prices start from 3,600 Euros (~$3,878), and our current test unit is available for about 4,500 Euros (~$4,848).

Test Conditions

Three power modes preconfigured by Asus are available (see table), and you can switch between them using the Fn + F5 key combination. We use "Performance" for our benchmarks and "Silent" for our battery tests. The GPU mode is set to "Standard". The control center ("Armory Crate") of the laptop allows creating individual profiles ("Manual") including setting the Power Limits, the Dynamic Boost, and the fan curves.

	Performance	Turbo	Silent
Power Limit 1 (HWInfo)	110 Watt	175 Watt	65 Watt
Power Limit 2 (HWInfo)	120 Watt	175 Watt	100 Watt
Noise (The Witcher 3)	50 dB(A)	56 dB(A)	35 dB(A)
Performance (The Witcher 3)	~188 fps	~183 fps	~68 fps

Processor

The 24 CPU cores (8P + 16E = 32 threads) of the Core i9-14900HX (Raptor Lake) reach maximum clock speeds of 5.8 GHz (P cores) and 4.1 GHz (E cores). The CPU responds to constant multithread load (CB15 Loop) with a Turbo speed that remains constantly high. You can find more information on the Core i9 in our analysis.

The selection of the power profile only influences the single-thread performance to a limited sense but has more influence on the multithread performance. Selecting "Performance" results in benchmark values that are below the CPU average determined so far, while "Turbo" increases the results slightly above the average. The single-thread performance, which is more relevant in everyday operation, ranges at the same level in mains and in battery operation, but the multithread performance drops significantly in battery operation.

Cinebench R15 Multi Constant Load Test

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX: Ø4024 (3961.18-4098.11)

Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX: Ø5466 (5377.07-5540.93)

Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX: Ø4934 (4579.8-4989.4)

Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX: Ø4541 (4495.39-4584.53)

MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX: Ø4753 (4700.35-4782.4)

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX: Ø4735 (4684.94-4780.69)

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX; Turbo: Ø4413 (4296.46-4685.17)

CPU Performance Rating - Percent
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	83.5 pt
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX	82.3 pt
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W ^-2! Intel Core i9-13980HX	80.4 pt
Alienware m18 R1 ^-2! Intel Core i9-13980HX	79.4 pt
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX	78.9 pt
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX	78.3 pt
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX	78 pt
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX	77.8 pt
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 ^-2! Intel Core i9-13950HX	74.9 pt
Average of class Gaming	58.1 pt

Cinebench R23
Multi Core
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	34613 (33896.2^min - 34613.2^max) Points +21%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX	32601 (28888.6^min - 32601.4^max) Points +14%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX	32428 (29693.8^min - 32428.3^max) Points +14%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (Turbo)	31650 Points +11%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	31572 Points +11%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX	30631 Points +7%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (20702 - 32996, n=22)	28890 Points +1%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	28681 (25585.5^min - 28680.9^max) Points +1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX	28516 Points
Average of class Gaming (2435 - 34613, n=232, last 2 years)	19581 Points -31%
Single Core
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (Turbo)	2178 Points 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX	2177 Points
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (2043 - 2235, n=22)	2174 Points 0%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX	2143 Points -2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	2140 Points -2%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX	2106 Points -3%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX	2093 Points -4%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	2076 Points -5%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	1948 Points -11%
Average of class Gaming (527 - 2235, n=230, last 2 years)	1816 Points -17%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Multi Core)
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	13308 Points +23%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX	12423 Points +15%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (Turbo)	12195 Points +13%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX	12103 Points +12%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	12073 Points +12%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX	11726 Points +9%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (8427 - 12419, n=22)	10988 Points +2%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	10919 Points +1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX	10787 Points
Average of class Gaming (930 - 13769, n=230, last 2 years)	7442 Points -31%
CPU (Single Core)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (Turbo)	834 Points 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX	833 Points
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (779 - 859, n=22)	832 Points 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	824 Points -1%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX	823 Points -1%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX	807 Points -3%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX	804 Points -3%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	797 Points -4%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	747 Points -10%
Average of class Gaming (169 - 855, n=230, last 2 years)	699 Points -16%

Cinebench R15
CPU Multi 64Bit
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	5541 (5377.07^min - 5540.93^max) Points +35%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX	4989 (4579.8^min - 4989.4^max) Points +22%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX	4782 (4700.35^min - 4782.4^max) Points +17%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	4781 (4684.94^min - 4780.69^max) Points +17%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (Turbo)	4685 Points +14%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX	4585 (4495.39^min - 4584.53^max) Points +12%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	4481 Points +9%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (3263 - 4875, n=23)	4391 Points +7%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX	4098 Points
Average of class Gaming (400 - 5663, n=235, last 2 years)	3101 Points -24%
CPU Single 64Bit
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	312 Points +3%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	309 Points +2%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (287 - 320, n=23)	308 Points +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (Turbo)	305 Points +1%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX	303 Points 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX	302 Points
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX	300 Points -1%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	297 Points -2%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX	295 Points -2%
Average of class Gaming (79.2 - 318, n=234, last 2 years)	268 Points -11%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Average of class Gaming (87 - 1259, n=228, last 2 years)	198.9 Seconds * -69%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (102 - 164, n=22)	119.3 Seconds * -1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX	118 Seconds *
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	111 Seconds * +6%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (Turbo)	110 Seconds * +7%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX	106 Seconds * +10%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX	104 Seconds * +12%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	103 Seconds * +13%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX	97 Seconds * +18%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	87 Seconds * +26%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	140493 MIPS +23%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX	129804 MIPS +13%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	123833 MIPS +8%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX	121266 MIPS +6%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (Turbo)	120112 MIPS +5%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX	119590 MIPS +4%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	116665 MIPS +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX	114546 MIPS
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (87555 - 127108, n=22)	112369 MIPS -2%
Average of class Gaming (11386 - 140932, n=229, last 2 years)	77274 MIPS -33%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	7381 MIPS +3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (Turbo)	7180 MIPS 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX	7172 MIPS
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (6206 - 7508, n=22)	7091 MIPS -1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	7084 MIPS -1%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX	6977 MIPS -3%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX	6889 MIPS -4%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	6880 MIPS -4%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX	6504 MIPS -9%
Average of class Gaming (2685 - 7581, n=229, last 2 years)	6133 MIPS -14%

Geekbench 6.2
Multi-Core
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (6.2.1, Turbo)	18256 Points +3%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX	18014 Points +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (6.2.1)	17695 Points
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (15849 - 18643, n=22)	17541 Points -1%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX (6.2.1)	16652 Points -6%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	16316 Points -8%
Average of class Gaming (5340 - 18590, n=74, last 2 years)	14141 Points -20%
Single-Core
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (6.2.1, Turbo)	3016 Points +1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (6.2.1)	2999 Points
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (2800 - 3095, n=22)	2993 Points 0%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX	2892 Points -4%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	2876 Points -4%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX (6.2.1)	2843 Points -5%
Average of class Gaming (1599 - 3095, n=74, last 2 years)	2657 Points -11%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX	22200 Points +11%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (Turbo)	21335 Points +7%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	20847 Points +4%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX	20566 Points +3%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	20036 Points 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX	19975 Points
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	19802 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (8618 - 21606, n=22)	19375 Points -3%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX	19137 Points -4%
Average of class Gaming (1946 - 22200, n=234, last 2 years)	13627 Points -32%
Single-Core
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	2124 Points 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (Turbo)	2121 Points 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX	2118 Points
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	2099 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (1669 - 2210, n=22)	2099 Points -1%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX	2098 Points -1%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX	2062 Points -3%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX	2054 Points -3%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	2035 Points -4%
Average of class Gaming (158 - 2210, n=234, last 2 years)	1811 Points -14%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	37.5 fps +28%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	33.4 fps +14%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX	33.1 fps +13%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (Turbo)	32.9 fps +13%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	31 fps +6%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX	30.9 fps +6%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX	30.7 fps +5%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (22.7 - 34.4, n=22)	29.5 fps +1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX	29.2 fps
Average of class Gaming (3 - 37.6, n=232, last 2 years)	21.3 fps -27%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX	49.5 s * -13%
Average of class Gaming (32.8 - 332, n=226, last 2 years)	49.1 s * -12%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX	46.7 s * -7%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX (6.3.4.2)	46.2 s * -5%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (33.9 - 85.1, n=22)	45 s * -3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (6.3.4.2)	43.8 s *
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	43.4 s * +1%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX (6.3.4.2)	41.8 s * +5%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (6.3.4.2, Turbo)	39.2 s * +11%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	36 s * +18%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Average of class Gaming (0.3609 - 4.47, n=229, last 2 years)	0.4687 sec * -19%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	0.4145 sec * -5%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX	0.3997 sec * -1%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	0.3955 sec * -0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX	0.3944 sec *
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX	0.3931 sec * -0%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX	0.3919 sec * +1%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (0.3609 - 0.4225, n=22)	0.3824 sec * +3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	0.3793 sec * +4%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX (Turbo)	0.3792 sec * +4%

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Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

302 Points

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

4098 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

277 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

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Performance Rating
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	92.9 pt
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	65.5 pt
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	64.5 pt
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	62.3 pt
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	61.7 pt
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	60.9 pt
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	58.6 pt
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	58.2 pt
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX	57.6 pt
Average of class Gaming	43.4 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M (v6.85.6300)	60169 KRay/s +136%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	29553 KRay/s +16%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	29351 KRay/s +15%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	28701 KRay/s +13%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	27414 KRay/s +8%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600, Turbo)	27406 KRay/s +8%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	25949 KRay/s +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	25444 KRay/s
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (17244 - 29351, n=21)	25012 KRay/s -2%
Average of class Gaming (3069 - 60169, n=225, last 2 years)	18634 KRay/s -27%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M (v6.85.6300)	252486 Points +96%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	148888 Points +16%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	148168 Points +15%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	138190 Points +7%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600, Turbo)	137973 Points +7%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	137015 Points +6%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	129286 Points 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	128826 Points
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (88537 - 148888, n=21)	125095 Points -3%
Average of class Gaming (18567 - 252486, n=225, last 2 years)	93571 Points -27%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M (v6.85.6300)	10389 MB/s +67%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	7229 MB/s +17%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	7142 MB/s +15%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	6949 MB/s +12%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	6889 MB/s +11%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600, Turbo)	6594 MB/s +6%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	6338 MB/s +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	6204 MB/s
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (4267 - 7229, n=21)	6155 MB/s -1%
Average of class Gaming (629 - 10389, n=225, last 2 years)	4332 MB/s -30%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M (v6.85.6300)	200651 Points +42%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	148773 Points +5%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	141758 Points 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	141681 Points
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600, Turbo)	141643 Points 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	141427 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (118405 - 148773, n=21)	138444 Points -2%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	137876 Points -3%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	135396 Points -4%
Average of class Gaming (15371 - 200651, n=225, last 2 years)	109573 Points -23%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M (v6.85.6300)	32988 Points +105%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	18256 Points +13%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	17117 Points +6%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	16656 Points +3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600, Turbo)	16541 Points +3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	16121 Points
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	16073 Points 0%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	16046 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (12217 - 18256, n=21)	15313 Points -5%
Average of class Gaming (2137 - 32988, n=225, last 2 years)	12203 Points -24%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M (v6.85.6300)	134044 Points +110%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	73758 Points +16%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	72355 Points +14%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	70739 Points +11%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	68687 Points +8%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600, Turbo)	67621 Points +6%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	64736 Points +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	63748 Points
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (43302 - 72594, n=21)	61340 Points -4%
Average of class Gaming (10291 - 134044, n=225, last 2 years)	47882 Points -25%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	237881 MB/s +95%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M (v6.85.6300)	149040 MB/s +22%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	138830 MB/s +14%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	136520 MB/s +12%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	134166 MB/s +10%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (86964 - 241777, n=21)	133793 MB/s +9%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600, Turbo)	130469 MB/s +7%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	122250 MB/s
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	122159 MB/s 0%
Average of class Gaming (19065 - 328679, n=225, last 2 years)	107712 MB/s -12%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M (v6.85.6300)	2409 MB/s +35%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	2149 MB/s +20%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	2030 MB/s +13%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	2003 MB/s +12%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	1913 MB/s +7%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600, Turbo)	1911 MB/s +7%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	1829 MB/s +2%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (1265 - 2149, n=21)	1795 MB/s 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	1789 MB/s
Average of class Gaming (150.9 - 2409, n=225, last 2 years)	1213 MB/s -32%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M (v6.85.6300)	31796 KRay/s +134%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	16325 KRay/s +20%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	16104 KRay/s +18%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	15540 KRay/s +14%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	15014 KRay/s +10%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600, Turbo)	14719 KRay/s +8%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	14066 KRay/s +3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	13608 KRay/s
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (9170 - 16128, n=21)	13466 KRay/s -1%
Average of class Gaming (1518 - 31796, n=225, last 2 years)	10089 KRay/s -26%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	52949 MPixel/s +7%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	50394 MPixel/s +1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	49710 MPixel/s
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600, Turbo)	49709 MPixel/s 0%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	49634 MPixel/s 0%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (33960 - 51118, n=21)	48343 MPixel/s -3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	44016 MPixel/s -11%
Average of class Gaming (10805 - 60161, n=226, last 2 years)	36818 MPixel/s -26%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M (v6.85.6300)	34957 MPixel/s -30%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.92.6600)	33960 MPixel/s -32%

System Performance

The smoothly running system doesn't show any lack in computing performance, and the laptop handles gaming, rendering, and other tasks flawlessly. The transfer rates of the working memory range at a normal level for DDR5-5600 RAM.

The working memory runs in dual-channel mode.

PCMark 10 / Score
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	9852 Points +12%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	8968 Points +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	8801 Points
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	8764 Points 0%
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	8758 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (8201 - 9234, n=8)	8668 Points -2%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	8549 Points -3%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	7609 Points -14%
Average of class Gaming (5235 - 9852, n=200, last 2 years)	7592 Points -14%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	12334 Points +8%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	11683 Points +3%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	11628 Points +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	11394 Points
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	11242 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (10871 - 11628, n=8)	11190 Points -2%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	10982 Points -4%
Average of class Gaming (8300 - 12334, n=199, last 2 years)	10731 Points -6%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	11388 Points +8%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (9951 - 11759, n=8)	10707 Points +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	10528 Points
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	10488 Points 0%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	10225 Points -3%
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	10125 Points -4%
Average of class Gaming (6662 - 11833, n=199, last 2 years)	9725 Points -8%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	9645 Points -8%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	18475 Points +20%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	16462 Points +7%
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	16012 Points +4%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	15421 Points
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (13219 - 16462, n=8)	14791 Points -4%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	14720 Points -5%
Average of class Gaming (6462 - 18475, n=199, last 2 years)	11476 Points -26%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	10611 Points -31%

CrossMark / Overall
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	2208 Points
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	2194 Points -1%
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	2176 Points -1%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	2127 Points -4%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1877 - 2238, n=7)	2123 Points -4%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	2080 Points -6%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	1929 Points -13%
Average of class Gaming (1247 - 2334, n=170, last 2 years)	1881 Points -15%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	1877 Points -15%

CrossMark / Productivity
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	2059 Points 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	2055 Points
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	2005 Points -2%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1738 - 2113, n=7)	1980 Points -4%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	1969 Points -4%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	1909 Points -7%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	1793 Points -13%
Average of class Gaming (1299 - 2204, n=170, last 2 years)	1791 Points -13%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	1738 Points -15%

CrossMark / Creativity
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	2478 Points
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	2469 Points 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	2455 Points -1%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	2411 Points -3%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	2390 Points -4%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (2195 - 2543, n=7)	2384 Points -4%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	2212 Points -11%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	2195 Points -11%
Average of class Gaming (1275 - 2514, n=170, last 2 years)	2046 Points -17%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	1998 Points +3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	1944 Points
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	1904 Points -2%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	1891 Points -3%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1478 - 2327, n=7)	1863 Points -4%
Average of class Gaming (1030 - 2330, n=170, last 2 years)	1704 Points -12%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	1634 Points -16%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	1594 Points -18%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	1478 Points -24%

WebXPRT 3 / Overall
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	387 Points +20%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	346 Points +7%
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	338 Points +5%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	337 Points +5%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (322 - 339, n=7)	329 Points +2%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	327 Points +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	322 Points
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	320 Points -1%
Average of class Gaming (215 - 480, n=196, last 2 years)	301 Points -7%

WebXPRT 4 / Overall
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	318 Points +5%
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	306 Points +1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	304 Points
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	302 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (287 - 309, n=5)	301 Points -1%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	295 Points -3%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	287 Points -6%
Average of class Gaming (157.9 - 328, n=162, last 2 years)	263 Points -13%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total
Average of class Gaming (421 - 824, n=211, last 2 years)	519 ms * -16%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	461 ms * -3%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	459 ms * -2%
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	456 ms * -2%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	456 ms * -2%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	452 ms * -1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	449 ms *
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (430 - 467, n=8)	447 ms * -0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	446 ms * +1%

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PCMark 10 Score		8801 points
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AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	83392 MB/s
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	80776 MB/s -3%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	78590 MB/s -6%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (56992 - 83392, n=21)	77561 MB/s -7%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	77096 MB/s -8%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	67561 MB/s -19%
Average of class Gaming (21842 - 92565, n=225, last 2 years)	59453 MB/s -29%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	56992 MB/s -32%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	51423 MB/s -38%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	89096 MB/s +3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	86788 MB/s
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	86406 MB/s 0%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	86207 MB/s -1%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (54443 - 87507, n=21)	84156 MB/s -3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	74518 MB/s -14%
Average of class Gaming (24879 - 90647, n=225, last 2 years)	63375 MB/s -27%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	61564 MB/s -29%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	54443 MB/s -37%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	79917 MB/s +3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	77534 MB/s
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	75814 MB/s -2%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	75736 MB/s -2%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (51387 - 78199, n=21)	74471 MB/s -4%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	67449 MB/s -13%
Average of class Gaming (21619 - 103259, n=225, last 2 years)	61670 MB/s -20%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	61092 MB/s -21%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	51387 MB/s -34%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	105 ns * -27%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	91.3 ns * -10%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	89.3 ns * -8%
Average of class Gaming (59.5 - 152.5, n=222, last 2 years)	87.3 ns * -5%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	84.5 ns * -2%
Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (79.7 - 105, n=21)	84.2 ns * -2%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	83.2 ns * -0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	82.8 ns *
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	79.4 ns * +4%

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DPC Latencies

The standardized Latency Monitor test (with web surfing, 4k video reproduction, and Prime95 high load) reveals some conspicuous behavior, and the system doesn't appear to be suited for real-time video and audio processing. Future software updates could bring some improvements or might even make things worse.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	8290.5 μs * -642%
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	2669.6 μs * -139%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	2384.5 μs * -113%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	1169.3 μs * -5%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	1155.8 μs * -3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	1117.4 μs *
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	1095 μs * +2%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Solution

The Scar 18 can accept a total of two PCIe 4 SSDs in the M.2-2280 format, with RAID-0 also being supported. The 2-TB Samsung SSD of our test unit delivers excellent data rates. Another positive aspect is the lack of any thermally caused throttling.

A PCIe 4 SSD serves as the system drive.

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 7069 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 5266 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 720.8 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 554.3 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 4233 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 4449 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 83.15 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 230.9 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	81 pt
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	75.1 pt
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	71.6 pt
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	71.6 pt
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	67.2 pt
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	64 pt
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	62.9 pt
Average of class Gaming	60.5 pt
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	52.3 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	5424 (5395.57^min - 5423.86^max) MB/s +39%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	4842 (4719.64^min - 4842.11^max) MB/s +24%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	3975 (3933.84^min - 3975.36^max) MB/s +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	3908 (3887.48^min - 3908.2^max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	3908 MB/s 0%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	3889 (3873.65^min - 3888.73^max) MB/s 0%
Average of class Gaming (1319 - 7045, n=199, last 2 years)	3539 MB/s -9%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	3504 (3460.3^min - 3503.92^max) MB/s -10%
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	3326 (3303.54^min - 3326.08^max) MB/s -15%
seq write
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	7291 (7191.64^min - 7291.38^max) MB/s +68%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	4889 (4680.84^min - 4888.75^max) MB/s +13%
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	4849 (4812.78^min - 4849.24^max) MB/s +12%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	4335 (4306.29^min - 4335.44^max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	4335 MB/s 0%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	4309 (4272.74^min - 4308.62^max) MB/s -1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	4199 (3998.61^min - 4199.12^max) MB/s -3%
Average of class Gaming (535 - 9307, n=199, last 2 years)	3829 MB/s -12%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	3798 (3750.39^min - 3798.15^max) MB/s -12%
seq q8 t1 read
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	13588 (10727.3^min - 13588.3^max) MB/s +92%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	10774 (9137.92^min - 10774^max) MB/s +52%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	7115 (6689.03^min - 7114.56^max) MB/s 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	7084 (6413.06^min - 7083.97^max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	7084 MB/s 0%
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	6815 (6081.32^min - 6815.12^max) MB/s -4%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	6810 (6260.27^min - 6809.87^max) MB/s -4%
Average of class Gaming (2268 - 16089, n=199, last 2 years)	6390 MB/s -10%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	6329 (5886.29^min - 6328.58^max) MB/s -11%
seq q8 t1 write
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	10571 (10519.3^min - 10571.3^max) MB/s +101%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	8404 (8165.05^min - 8403.71^max) MB/s +60%
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	6097 (6073.79^min - 6096.81^max) MB/s +16%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	5398 (5134.26^min - 5397.97^max) MB/s +3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	5255 (5183.65^min - 5254.62^max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	5255 MB/s 0%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	5125 (5108.87^min - 5125.2^max) MB/s -2%
Average of class Gaming (539 - 14571, n=199, last 2 years)	4818 MB/s -8%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	4426 (4263.58^min - 4426.04^max) MB/s -16%
4k q1 t1 read
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	80.7 (80.11^min - 80.66^max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	80.7 MB/s 0%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	75.7 (74.61^min - 75.65^max) MB/s -6%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	74.5 (73.46^min - 74.52^max) MB/s -8%
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	70.4 (69.8^min - 70.36^max) MB/s -13%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	69.6 (68.6^min - 69.57^max) MB/s -14%
Average of class Gaming (30.6 - 95.9, n=199, last 2 years)	67.9 MB/s -16%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	65.8 (65.71^min - 65.83^max) MB/s -18%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	57.5 (57.09^min - 57.53^max) MB/s -29%
4k q1 t1 write
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	293 (278.18^min - 292.65^max) MB/s +27%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	280 (267.82^min - 279.79^max) MB/s +22%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	273 (271.42^min - 272.88^max) MB/s +19%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	230 (219.52^min - 229.87^max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	230 MB/s 0%
Average of class Gaming (66.6 - 421, n=199, last 2 years)	224 MB/s -3%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	219 (216.03^min - 218.97^max) MB/s -5%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	152.1 (149.74^min - 152.09^max) MB/s -34%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	103.7 (103.17^min - 103.74^max) MB/s -55%
4k q32 t16 read
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	5703 (5624.48^min - 5703.41^max) MB/s +53%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	3829 (3376.24^min - 3829.14^max) MB/s +3%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	3829 (3814.3^min - 3829.16^max) MB/s +3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	3732 (3273.44^min - 3732.1^max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	3732 MB/s 0%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	3203 (3180.36^min - 3203.41^max) MB/s -14%
Average of class Gaming (417 - 6172, n=199, last 2 years)	2590 MB/s -31%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	1623 (1464.8^min - 1623.24^max) MB/s -57%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	711 (692.26^min - 710.64^max) MB/s -81%
4k q32 t16 write
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	3719 (3569.84^min - 3718.59^max) MB/s +28%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	3225 (3169.52^min - 3224.75^max) MB/s +11%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	2900 MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	2900 MB/s 0%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	2627 (2557.39^min - 2627.4^max) MB/s -9%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	2209 (1041.25^min - 2208.74^max) MB/s -24%
Average of class Gaming (162.3 - 4869, n=199, last 2 years)	2152 MB/s -26%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	1377 (1306.51^min - 1377.05^max) MB/s -53%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	350 (343.49^min - 350.45^max) MB/s -88%

AS SSD
Score Total
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	10562 Points +26%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	8367 Points
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	8367 Points 0%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	8304 Points -1%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	8209 Points -2%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	7745 Points -7%
Average of class Gaming (2271 - 13854, n=186, last 2 years)	6843 Points -18%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	5369 Points -36%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	4364 Points -48%
Score Read
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	3622 Points +11%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	3490 Points +7%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	3403 Points +4%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	3329 Points +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	3272 Points
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	3272 Points 0%
Average of class Gaming (760 - 4721, n=186, last 2 years)	2508 Points -23%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	2194 Points -33%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	1858 Points -43%
Score Write
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	5110 Points +46%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	3490 Points
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	3490 Points 0%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	3321 Points -5%
Average of class Gaming (515 - 7208, n=186, last 2 years)	3120 Points -11%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	3106 Points -11%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	2566 Points -26%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	2092 Points -40%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	1691 Points -52%
Seq Read
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	9576.8 MB/s +70%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	7888 MB/s +40%
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	5891.83 MB/s +5%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	5770.79 MB/s +2%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	5753.68 MB/s +2%
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	5637 MB/s 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	5636.54 MB/s
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	5423 MB/s -4%
Average of class Gaming (2260 - 12763, n=186, last 2 years)	4963 MB/s -12%
Seq Write
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	8685.54 MB/s +102%
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	5634.39 MB/s +31%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	5132.02 MB/s +19%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	5041 MB/s +17%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	4360 MB/s +2%
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	4295 MB/s 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	4294.95 MB/s
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	3951.34 MB/s -8%
Average of class Gaming (495 - 11316, n=186, last 2 years)	3673 MB/s -14%
4K Read
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	86.4 MB/s +14%
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	75.6 MB/s 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	75.56 MB/s
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	69.72 MB/s -8%
Average of class Gaming (30.4 - 112.1, n=186, last 2 years)	66.9 MB/s -11%
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	65.13 MB/s -14%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	63.69 MB/s -16%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	61.69 MB/s -18%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	58 MB/s -23%
4K Write
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	254 MB/s +23%
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	248.62 MB/s +20%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	241.69 MB/s +17%
Average of class Gaming (96.3 - 512, n=186, last 2 years)	211 MB/s +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	207.25 MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	207 MB/s 0%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	184.27 MB/s -11%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	134.66 MB/s -35%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	114.7 MB/s -45%
4K-64 Read
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	2967.47 MB/s +13%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	2843.31 MB/s +8%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	2765.55 MB/s +5%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	2700 MB/s +2%
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	2637 MB/s 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	2636.61 MB/s
Average of class Gaming (442 - 3475, n=186, last 2 years)	1939 MB/s -26%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	1172.14 MB/s -56%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	1011 MB/s -62%
4K-64 Write
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	4297.73 MB/s +50%
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	2867 MB/s 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	2866.57 MB/s
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	2630 MB/s -8%
Average of class Gaming (277 - 5909, n=186, last 2 years)	2544 MB/s -11%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	2408.06 MB/s -16%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	1929.02 MB/s -33%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	1088.59 MB/s -62%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	1072 MB/s -63%
Access Time Read
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	0.111 ms * -141%
Average of class Gaming (0.016 - 0.379, n=184, last 2 years)	0.05343 ms * -16%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	0.046 ms *
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	0.046 ms * -0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	0.044 ms * +4%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	0.036 ms * +22%
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	0.03 ms * +35%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	0.026 ms * +43%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	0.025 ms * +46%
Access Time Write
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)	0.091 ms * -314%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	0.067 ms * -205%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	0.056 ms * -155%
Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N	0.052 ms * -136%
Average of class Gaming (0.011 - 1.028, n=186, last 2 years)	0.04639 ms * -111%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	0.035 ms * -59%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB	0.022 ms *
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB ()	0.022 ms * -0%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	0.017 ms * +23%

* ... smaller is better

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø7049 (6155.14-7094.74)

Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø6298 (5315.65-6330.46)

Alienware m18 R1 SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N: Ø6876 (6139.41-6939.27)

Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB: Ø1601 (1116.1-6275.7)

Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024: Ø6845 (5855.67-6875.3)

MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0); diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø12928 (8511.29-13109.92)

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0): Ø10730 (8845.37-10809.96)

Graphics Card

With the GeForce RTX 4090, Asus uses Nvidia's current top model among the mobile GPUs. It offers 9,728 shader units, a 256-bit storage bus, and can also use fast GDDR6 storage (16,384 MB). The RTX 4090 is granted a maximum TGP of 175 watts (150 W + 25 W Dynamic Boost) - more isn't possible.

In "Performance" mode, the benchmark results range below the average determined for the RTX 4090 until now, while "Turbo" results in values at the same level as the average. Advanced Optimus is supported, with switching between the dGPU and Optimus not requiring a reboot.

Fire Strike (mains operation, Performance)

Fire Strike (battery operation, Performance)

3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	97.7 pt
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	96.1 pt
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	92.8 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	92 pt
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Radeon RX 7900M, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	89.9 pt
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	87.2 pt
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	83.6 pt
Average of class Gaming	56.2 pt
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	54.8 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	71383 Points +15%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (56764 - 73027, n=36)	65041 Points +5%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	63978 Points +3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	63818 Points +3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	61833 Points
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Radeon RX 7900M, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	59943 Points -3%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	59420 Points -4%
Average of class Gaming (1029 - 72070, n=232, last 2 years)	40487 Points -35%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	39733 Points -36%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	50532 Points +16%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Radeon RX 7900M, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	50241 Points +16%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	48101 Points +11%
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	46998 Points +8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (40220 - 53059, n=34)	46315 Points +7%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	43477 Points
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	42829 Points -1%
Average of class Gaming (781 - 53059, n=236, last 2 years)	29457 Points -32%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	28743 Points -34%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	22547 Points +12%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	22256 Points +11%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	21167 Points +5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (17620 - 23292, n=36)	20991 Points +5%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	20070 Points
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Radeon RX 7900M, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	19434 Points -3%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	18699 Points -7%
Average of class Gaming (224 - 22547, n=234, last 2 years)	12066 Points -40%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	11683 Points -42%

3DMark 11 Performance		42985 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		65110 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		33620 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		19507 points
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v3.3 Classroom OPTIX/RTX
Average of class Gaming (9 - 142, n=180, last 2 years)	23.1 Seconds * -93%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX (3.3.3)	20 Seconds * -67%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (3.3.3)	14 Seconds * -17%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (3.3.3)	12 Seconds *
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (9 - 19, n=34)	12 Seconds * -0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (3.3.3)	10 Seconds * +17%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (3.3.3)	10 Seconds * +17%
v3.3 Classroom CUDA
Average of class Gaming (16 - 175, n=187, last 2 years)	39.8 Seconds * -134%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX (3.3.3)	36 Seconds * -112%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (3.3.3)	21 Seconds * -24%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (16 - 24, n=34)	18.4 Seconds * -8%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (3.3.3)	18 Seconds * -6%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (3.3.3)	17 Seconds * -0%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (3.3.3)	18 Seconds * -6%
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (3.3.3)	17 Seconds * -0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (3.3.3)	17 Seconds *
v3.3 Classroom CPU
Average of class Gaming (138 - 962, n=199, last 2 years)	315 Seconds * -51%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (3.3.3)	209 Seconds *
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (144 - 287, n=34)	197.8 Seconds * +5%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX (3.3.3)	196 Seconds * +6%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (3.3.3)	188 Seconds * +10%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (3.3.3)	180 Seconds * +14%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (3.3.3)	179 Seconds * +14%
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (3.3.3)	170 Seconds * +19%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Radeon RX 7900M, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX (3.3.3)	138 Seconds * +34%

Geekbench 5.5
OpenCL Score
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	215359 Points +1%
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	215032 Points +1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	213585 Points
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	201088 Points -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (6841 - 226512, n=34)	199598 Points -7%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	180603 Points -15%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Radeon RX 7900M, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	155111 Points -27%
Average of class Gaming (5039 - 226512, n=233, last 2 years)	121546 Points -43%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	17391 Points -92%
Vulkan Score
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	126778 Points +1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	125357 Points
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Radeon RX 7900M, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	118373 Points -6%
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	97272 Points -22%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1952 - 160279, n=31)	77192 Points -38%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	71346 Points -43%
Average of class Gaming (1952 - 160279, n=229, last 2 years)	42001 Points -66%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	15570 Points -88%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	9933 Points -92%

Geekbench 6.2
GPU Vulkan
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (6.2.1)	165748 Points
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (6.2.1)	156636 Points -5%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Radeon RX 7900M, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	138222 Points -17%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (9584 - 196201, n=13)	136738 Points -18%
Average of class Gaming (4286 - 196201, n=71, last 2 years)	73236 Points -56%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	9155 Points -94%
GPU OpenCL
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (6.2.1)	191635 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (159127 - 209521, n=15)	187509 Points -2%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (6.2.1)	171038 Points -11%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	168605 Points -12%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Radeon RX 7900M, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	140024 Points -27%
Average of class Gaming (4321 - 207373, n=74, last 2 years)	117931 Points -38%

V-Ray 5 Benchmark
GPU RTX
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (5.0.1)	3602 mpaths +1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (5.0.1)	3590 mpaths +1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (5.0.1)	3561 mpaths
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (5.0.1)	3479 mpaths -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1982 - 3824, n=27)	3462 mpaths -3%
Average of class Gaming (171 - 3824, n=127, last 2 years)	2038 mpaths -43%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Radeon RX 7900M, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX (5.0.1)	1524 mpaths -57%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX (5.0.1)	171 mpaths -95%
GPU CUDA
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (5.0.1)	2662 mpaths +4%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (5.0.1)	2644 mpaths +3%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (5.0.1)	2596 mpaths +1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (5.0.1)	2558 mpaths
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1454 - 2797, n=27)	2528 mpaths -1%
Average of class Gaming (120 - 2797, n=130, last 2 years)	1468 mpaths -43%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX (5.0.1)	120 mpaths -95%
CPU
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Radeon RX 7900M, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX (5.0.1)	26944 mpaths +39%
Alienware m18 R1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (5.0.1)	22393 mpaths +15%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (5.0.1)	20438 mpaths +5%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (5.0.1)	20346 mpaths +5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (12404 - 25897, n=25)	20002 mpaths +3%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX (5.0.1)	19534 mpaths 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (5.0.1)	19437 mpaths
Average of class Gaming (1690 - 26944, n=142, last 2 years)	13420 mpaths -31%

V-Ray Benchmark Next 4.10
GPU
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (v4.10.07 )	1261 mpaths +4%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (873 - 1334, n=25)	1215 mpaths 0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (v4.10.07 )	1210 mpaths
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (v4.10.07 )	927 mpaths -23%
Average of class Gaming (54 - 1334, n=187, last 2 years)	601 mpaths -50%
CPU
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (v4.10.07 )	31821 ksamples +9%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (v4.10.07 )	31103 ksamples +6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (18206 - 37629, n=25)	29510 ksamples +1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX (v4.10.07 )	29281 ksamples
Average of class Gaming (2741 - 37629, n=187, last 2 years)	19222 ksamples -34%

SPECviewperf 2020
1920x1080 Solidworks (solidworks-05)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	482.1 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (426 - 515, n=5)	473 fps -2%
Average of class Gaming (29.9 - 515, n=23, last 2 years)	292 fps -39%
1920x1080 Siemens NX (snx-04)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	36.2 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (31.3 - 37.6, n=7)	34.6 fps -4%
Average of class Gaming (2.93 - 231, n=36, last 2 years)	32.8 fps -9%
1920x1080 Medical (medical-03)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (50 - 59.9, n=7)	55.3 fps +7%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	51.58 fps
Average of class Gaming (23.5 - 59.9, n=36, last 2 years)	38.8 fps -25%
1920x1080 Maya (maya-06)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	631.3 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (529 - 687, n=6)	595 fps -6%
Average of class Gaming (99.8 - 687, n=34, last 2 years)	397 fps -37%
1920x1080 Energy (energy-03)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (70.6 - 76.5, n=7)	73.8 fps +5%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	70.6 fps
Average of class Gaming (20.6 - 76.5, n=36, last 2 years)	42.3 fps -40%
1920x1080 Creo (creo-03)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (113.3 - 141.9, n=7)	131.3 fps +6%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	123.9 fps
Average of class Gaming (44 - 141.9, n=35, last 2 years)	103.5 fps -16%
1920x1080 CATIA (catia-06)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	111.7 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (17.8 - 117.2, n=7)	100.2 fps -10%
Average of class Gaming (17.8 - 117.2, n=36, last 2 years)	70.5 fps -37%
1920x1080 3ds Max (3dsmax-07)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	203.8 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (128 - 221, n=7)	197.4 fps -3%
Average of class Gaming (25.7 - 221, n=36, last 2 years)	122.5 fps -40%

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Gaming Performance

The Scar 18 allows QHD+ gaming at maximum settings. Higher resolutions can be used if you connect the corresponding monitor. Games with support for DLSS 3 and Frame Generation allow maximum settings and additional raytracing effects in 4k resolution.

In "Performance" mode, the frame rates of our tested games range below the RTX 4090 average that has been determined so far. Selecting "Turbo" can result in a slight increase, and the same goes for the "Ultimate" GPU mode.

Performance Rating - Percent
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	99.1 pt
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W ^-1! Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	95.2 pt
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	93.7 pt
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	92.8 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	91.1 pt
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	87.9 pt
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	74.8 pt
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	72.3 pt
Average of class Gaming	63.4 pt

The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	213.9 (205^min) fps +13%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	211.2 (165^min) fps +12%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (139.2 - 216, n=32)	197.4 fps +4%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	189.4 (165^min) fps
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	175 fps -8%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	167.7 (134^min) fps -11%
Average of class Gaming (8.61 - 216, n=227, last 2 years)	117.1 fps -38%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	113.9 (110^min) fps -40%

GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	152.7 (3.46^min, 111.1^P1) fps +12%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	149 (3.13^min, 111.1^P1) fps +10%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	141.3 (4.69^min, 100^P1) fps +4%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	139.2 (3.73^min, 90.9^P1) fps +2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (91.1 - 167.7, n=35)	138.7 fps +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	136 (8.67^min, 100^P1) fps
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	121.4 (3.6^min, 76.9^P1) fps -11%
Average of class Gaming (6.38 - 167.7, n=218, last 2 years)	107.4 fps -21%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	105 (4.76^min, 62.5^P1) fps -23%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	194.8 fps +17%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	184 fps +11%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	182.1 fps +10%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	177.6 fps +7%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (122.2 - 194.9, n=35)	173.2 fps +4%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	166.1 fps
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	152.8 fps -8%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	115.2 fps -31%
Average of class Gaming (9.13 - 194.9, n=228, last 2 years)	111.4 fps -33%

Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	385 (27.2^min, 274^P1) fps +16%
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	373 (73.3^min, 273^P1) fps +13%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	366 (29.1^min, 263^P1) fps +11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (233 - 421, n=34)	355 fps +7%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	344 (145.8^min, 227^P1) fps +4%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	339 (38.9^min, 245^P1) fps +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	331 (34.1^min, 238^P1) fps
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	208 (39.5^min, 154.8^P1) fps -37%
Average of class Gaming (14.6 - 421, n=226, last 2 years)	207 fps -37%

Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	194.2 (157.6^min) fps +20%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	190.2 (160.9^min) fps +18%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	186.4 (161.1^min) fps +16%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	178.6 (153.9^min) fps +11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (115.7 - 220, n=37)	176.6 fps +9%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	174.5 (151.1^min) fps +8%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	161.3 (135.6^min) fps
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	146.2 (121.3^min) fps -9%
Average of class Gaming (26.9 - 220, n=238, last 2 years)	142.8 fps -11%

X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	143.5 fps +5%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	142.8 fps +4%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	139.5 fps +2%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	137.9 fps +1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	136.8 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (77.8 - 166.2, n=41)	131 fps -4%
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	126.1 fps -8%
Average of class Gaming (12.4 - 166.2, n=243, last 2 years)	102 fps -25%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	83.7 fps -39%

Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty | Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 2023 | The Finals | Palworld | Enshrouded

Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty
1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off)
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	129.8 (26.2^min) fps +16%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	129.6 (54.1^min) fps +16%
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	127.13 (30.07^min) fps +13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (95.4 - 144.7, n=13)	122.7 fps +9%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	112.1 (42.7^min) fps
Average of class Gaming (6.76 - 144.7, n=42, last 2 years)	90.8 fps -19%
2560x1440 Ultra Preset (FSR off)
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	94.5 (50.3^min) fps +13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (83.4 - 103.9, n=13)	91.4 fps +9%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	85.2 (59.4^min) fps +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	83.8 (35.1^min) fps
Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	77.03 fps -8%
Average of class Gaming (32.9 - 103.9, n=35, last 2 years)	68 fps -19%
1920x1080 Ray Tracing Ultra Preset (DLSS off)
MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	73.6 (31.6^min) fps +12%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (65.5 - 75.5, n=8)	71.5 fps +9%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	65.5 (28.9^min) fps
Average of class Gaming (11.9 - 75.5, n=27, last 2 years)	50.8 fps -22%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	42.5 (32.6^min) fps -35%

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 2023
1920x1080 Extreme Preset
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (162 - 205, n=6)	179.7 fps +11%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	162 (119^min) fps
Average of class Gaming (41 - 205, n=12, last 2 years)	119.2 fps -26%
2560x1440 Extreme Preset
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	162 (119^min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (123 - 162, n=6)	142.8 fps -12%
Average of class Gaming (56 - 162, n=10, last 2 years)	103.4 fps -36%

The Finals
1920x1080 Epic Preset
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	211 (26.2^min, 41.4^P0.1, 109.5^P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (174.1 - 211, n=2)	192.6 fps -9%
Average of class Gaming (51.3 - 211, n=8, last 2 years)	118.7 fps -44%
2560x1440 Epic Preset
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	147.4 (10.2^min, 35.8^P0.1, 99.3^P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (137.2 - 147.4, n=2)	142.3 fps -3%
Average of class Gaming (82.8 - 147.4, n=4, last 2 years)	115.9 fps -21%
1920x1080 Epic Preset + Epic RTX Global Illumination
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	190.8 (27.6^min, 39.6^P0.1, 98.1^P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (159.8 - 190.8, n=2)	175.3 fps -8%
Average of class Gaming (51.1 - 190.8, n=5, last 2 years)	127 fps -33%

Palworld
1920x1080 Epic Preset AA:TSR
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	150.9 (29.5^min, 46.3^P0.1, 90.1^P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (138.8 - 150.9, n=2)	144.9 fps -4%
Average of class Gaming (21.1 - 150.9, n=5, last 2 years)	78.2 fps -48%
2560x1440 Epic Preset AA:TSR
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	119.8 (7^min, 30.7^P0.1, 64.1^P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (110.5 - 119.8, n=2)	115.2 fps -4%
Average of class Gaming (69.1 - 119.8, n=2, last 2 years)	94.5 fps -21%

Enshrouded
1920x1080 Max. Quality AA:FX
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (79 - 101.5, n=3)	89.4 fps +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	87.6 (28.7^min, 30.3^P0.1, 48.5^P1) fps
Average of class Gaming (21.3 - 101.5, n=9, last 2 years)	56 fps -36%
2560x1440 Max. Quality AA:FX
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	68.9 (23.6^min, 41.1^P0.1, 47^P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (61.8 - 76, n=3)	68.9 fps 0%
Average of class Gaming (42.3 - 76, n=5, last 2 years)	60.9 fps -12%

To evaluate whether the frame rates remain fairly constant over a longer time period, we run the game "The Witcher 3" for about 60 minutes in Full-HD resolution at maximum quality settings. The gaming character is not moved. We do not observe any drop in the frame rates.

The Witcher 3 FPS Chart

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU: Ø181.9 (172-189)

Alienware m18 R1 AMD R9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M: Ø174 (67-188)

Alienware m18 R1 i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU: Ø197.9 (178-214)

Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU: Ø173.6 (165-186)

Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU: Ø105.4 (98-112)

MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU: Ø201 (189-215)

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD
GTA V (2015)	187.5	187.1	181.2	136	129.6
The Witcher 3 (2015)	579.6	501.7	342.8	189.4	151.5
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	219	194.5	173.9	161.3
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	221	198.1	166.1		143.6
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	197.9	172.4	136.8
Far Cry 5 (2018)	176	163	156	145	145
Strange Brigade (2018)	429	350	341	331	279
Starfield (2023)	112.7	100	84.2	78.4	66
Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty (2023)	134.8	121.5	117.7	112.1	83.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 2023 (2023)	229	210	169	162	162
The Finals (2023)	228	216	214	211	147.4
Palworld (2024)	211	180.9	151.3	150.9	119.8
Enshrouded (2024)	135.2	120.1	100.8	87.6	68.9

Emissions - The G834JYR can run quietly

Noise Emissions

Under full load, the noise level increases up to 52 dB(A) in "Performance" mode. With "Turbo," the value increases even slightly higher - as a comparison with the Scar 18 from 2023 shows. Its operation can also be quieter in general: if you forgo performance by selecting the "Silent" mode, the noise level decreases to 35 dB(A). During idle or in everyday operation (Office, Internet), often only one of the two fans is running and occasionally both remain silent, particularly when using the "Silent" profile.

Noise Level

Idle		27 / 28 / 32 dB(A)
Load		50 / 52 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24 dB(A)

	Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	Alienware m18 R1 AMD R9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	Alienware m18 R1 i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
Noise		8%	12%	6%	10%	5%	2%
off / environment *	24	22.4 7%	22.8 5%	23 4%	23.5 2%	22.8 5%	23.9 -0%
Idle Minimum *	27	23 15%	23 15%	23 15%	23.8 12%	23.8 12%	23.9 11%
Idle Average *	28	23.4 16%	23 18%	23 18%	23.8 15%	23.8 15%	32.6 -16%
Idle Maximum *	32	33.5 -5%	23 28%	23 28%	26.8 16%	28 12%	32.6 -2%
Load Average *	50	33.5 33%	35.6 29%	45.26 9%	37.3 25%	38 24%	35.9 28%
Witcher 3 ultra *	50	53.6 -7%	51.3 -3%	59.82 -20%	48 4%	57.3 -15%
Load Maximum *	52	53.6 -3%	56.7 -9%	59.94 -15%	53.5 -3%	62.8 -21%	55.8 -7%

* ... smaller is better

Temperatures

The stress test and Witcher 3 test result in a noticeable but not excessive warming of the laptop. At some spots, values above 50 ºC (122 ºF) are reached. However, during everyday operation (Office, Internet), the temperatures remain within the green range.

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


48 °C 118 F	49 °C 120 F	42 °C 108 F
35 °C 95 F	35 °C 95 F	32 °C 90 F
29 °C 84 F	30 °C 86 F	26 °C 79 F

Maximum: 49 °C = 120 F
Average: 36.2 °C = 97 F


46 °C 115 F	47 °C 117 F	43 °C 109 F
35 °C 95 F	43 °C 109 F	39 °C 102 F
26 °C 79 F	26 °C 79 F	24 °C 75 F

Maximum: 47 °C = 117 F
Average: 36.6 °C = 98 F

Power Supply (max.) 56 °C = 133 F | Room Temperature 19 °C = 66 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


29 °C 84 F	29 °C 84 F	29 °C 84 F
28 °C 82 F	28 °C 82 F	27 °C 81 F
26 °C 79 F	27 °C 81 F	23 °C 73 F

Maximum: 29 °C = 84 F
Average: 27.3 °C = 81 F


31 °C 88 F	31 °C 88 F	29 °C 84 F
30 °C 86 F	31 °C 88 F	29 °C 84 F
23 °C 73 F	24 °C 75 F	24 °C 75 F

Maximum: 31 °C = 88 F
Average: 28 °C = 82 F

Power Supply (max.) 31 °C = 88 F | Room Temperature 19 °C = 66 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


54 °C 129 F	53 °C 127 F	43 °C 109 F
38 °C 100 F	38 °C 100 F	32 °C 90 F
31 °C 88 F	35 °C 95 F	28 °C 82 F

Maximum: 54 °C = 129 F
Average: 39.1 °C = 102 F


46 °C 115 F	49 °C 120 F	46 °C 115 F
42 °C 108 F	45 °C 113 F	37 °C 99 F
25 °C 77 F	26 °C 79 F	24 °C 75 F

Maximum: 49 °C = 120 F
Average: 37.8 °C = 100 F

Power Supply (max.) 59 °C = 138 F | Room Temperature 19 °C = 66 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 36.2 °C / 97 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F for the devices in the class Gaming.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 49 °C / 120 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 47 °C / 117 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.3 °C / 81 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(-) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 39.1 °C / 102 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (35 °C / 95 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-6.1 °C / -11 F).

	Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
Heat		8%	13%	-8%	7%	2%	-3%
Maximum Upper Side *	49	40.2 18%	39 20%	35 29%	39.2 20%	37.8 23%	54 -10%
Maximum Bottom *	47	37.4 20%	36.4 23%	56 -19%	35.6 24%	37.6 20%	46 2%
Idle Upper Side *	29	31.6 -9%	29.2 -1%	34 -17%	31.8 -10%	34.8 -20%	30 -3%
Idle Bottom *	31	30.6 1%	27.8 10%	39 -26%	33.2 -7%	36 -16%	31 -0%

* ... smaller is better

Stress Test

The stress test (with Prime95 and Furmark running constantly) represents an extreme scenario to evaluate the system stability under full load. The CPU reaches maximum speeds of 2.5 to 2.6 GHz (P cores) and 2.2 to 2.3 GHz (E cores). The GPU (1.9 to 2 GHz) begins the test at almost full speed, and the speed drops slightly as the test continues. In addition, the GPU is regularly throttled significantly.

Speakers

The four speakers produce a very decent sound together. For an even better sound experience, you can use a headset or external speakers.

Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 5.6% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (6.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.7% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (2.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | reduced highs - on average 7.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 16% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 80% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 10% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 88% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (89.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 17.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.8% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (9.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 4% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 94% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 3% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 96% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Power Management - The Asus ROG reaches a fairly good battery life

Power Consumption

During the Witcher 3 test, the power consumption remains constant at an expected level, and during the stress test the consumption varies. This variation can be traced back to a significant reduction of the GPU speed that occurs regularly. The 330-Watt charger provides a sufficient amount of power.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.1 / Watt
Idle	14 / 17 / 24 Watt
Load	143 / 302 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.

	Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	Alienware m18 R1 AMD R9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	Alienware m18 R1 i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	Average of class Gaming
Power Consumption		-112%	-48%	-4%	-40%	-40%	-35%	3%
Idle Minimum *	14	30.3 -116%	21.6 -54%	16 -14%	24.5 -75%	13.2 6%	17.3 -24%	13.8 ?(2 - 64, n=179, last 2 years) 1%
Idle Average *	17	55.6 -227%	25.2 -48%	19 -12%	34.1 -101%	25.4 -49%	27 -59%	19.2 ?(8 - 67, n=179, last 2 years) -13%
Idle Maximum *	24	101.1 -321%	56.7 -136%	21.3 11%	47.7 -99%	53.5 -123%	46 -92%	27 ?(9 - 101.1, n=179, last 2 years) -13%
Load Average *	143	160.3 -12%	164.1 -15%	124 13%	140 2%	151.4 -6%	133 7%	111.3 ?(32.1 - 202, n=178, last 2 years) 22%
Witcher 3 ultra *	251	216 14%	311 -24%	289 -15%	202 20%	336 -34%
Load Maximum *	302	332.1 -10%	338.9 -12%	319 -6%	261 14%	395.2 -31%	329 -9%	251 ?(64.5 - 418, n=177, last 2 years) 17%

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption The Witcher 3 / Stress Test

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024); Witcher 3 ultra: Ø251 (239-263)

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024); 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø243 (122.5-294)

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024); Idle 150cd/m2: Ø17.2 (14-24)

Power Consumption With External Monitor

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024); Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø164.9 (153.4-207)

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024); Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø177.1 (176.1-179.1)

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024); 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø220 (209-265)

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024); 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø244 (231-263)

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024); Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø30.6 (27.4-35.5)

Battery Life

In our WLAN test loading web sites via script and or video test playing the short film Big Buck Bunny (H.264 coding, FHD) in a constant loop, the 18-inch laptop reaches runtimes of 7:41 h and 7:27 h respectively. So the Scar 18 delivers very good values overall and is able to surpass the competitors by significant margins, despite their battery capacities being larger in parts.

Battery Runtime

Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)		10h 12min
WiFi Websurfing (Edge 120)		7h 41min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p		7h 27min
Load (maximum brightness)		1h 17min

	Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh	Alienware m18 R1 AMD R9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M, 97 Wh	Alienware m18 R1 i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 97 Wh	Acer Predator Helios 18 N23Q2 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh	Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 91.7 Wh	MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 99.9 Wh	Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh	Average of class Gaming
Battery Runtime		-62%	-44%	-15%	-25%	-31%	-13%	-8%
Reader / Idle	612	268 -56%	334 -45%		420 -31%	353 -42%		542 ?(57 - 1290, n=84, last 2 years) -11%
H.264	447			290 -35%			419 -6%	397 ?(56 - 747, n=93, last 2 years) -11%
WiFi v1.3	461	85 -82%	260 -44%	264 -43%	240 -48%	252 -45%	428 -7%	368 ?(57 - 745, n=182, last 2 years) -20%
Load	77	41 -47%	44 -43%	103 34%	80 4%	72 -6%	56 -27%	84.1 ?(36 - 173, n=144, last 2 years) 9%
Witcher 3 ultra							53	80.6 ?(47 - 155, n=23, last 2 years)

Pros

+ very bright and high contrast mini-LED display (16:10, 18 in)

+ high system performance

+ PCIe 4 SSD (2 TB)

+ RAID-0 support

+ Thunderbolt 4

+ Power Delivery

+ good battery life

Cons

- only a single Thunderbolt port

- no storage card reader

- meager webcam (0.9 MP)

- no connections on the back

- base unit could have been more robust

- base unit made of plastic

- expensive

Verdict - Room for improvement

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024), test unit provided by Asus Germany.

Video and image processing, streaming, rendering, and gaming are included in the main usage scenarios of the laptop. While the GeForce RTX 4090 and Core i9-14900HX deliver the necessary performance, they don't reach any new records. The emissions range at the high levels that are usual for this device class.

With ROG Strix Scar 18 (2024), Asus delivers a powerful high-end laptop at a hefty price.

The highlight of the laptop is its mini-LED display (2560x1600 pixels, DCI-P3, Dolby Vision, 240 Hz) with a diagonal of 18 inches in the 16:10 format. Its positive aspects include a maximum brightness of almost 1,000 cd/m², a very good black value, and a high color accuracy.

The USB-C ports (1x USB 3.2 Gen 2, 1x Thunderbolt 4) facilitate its integration into existing workplace setups and open up some expansion options such as an externe GPU or docking station. Both USB-C ports can be used for DisplayPort signal output, and the USB 3.2 Gen 2 port also supports Power Delivery. All this is accompanied by a very good battery life.

An alternative might be the MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG, which is able to get a slightly higher performance from the same CPU/GPU combination, offers a 4k mini-LED display, and scores with two TB4 ports. However, the MSI laptop doesn't come close to reaching the battery life of the Strix.

Price and Availability

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2024) is available for around $3,000 from the Asus store and for the same price also from Amazon, for example. A configuration similar to our test unit is available for ~$3,900 from Amazon.

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) - 2024-02-07 02/07/2024 v7
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Chassis

80 / 98 → 82%

Keyboard

83%

Connectivity

64 / 80 → 80%

Weight

56 / 10-66 → 82%

Games Performance

100%

Application Performance

98%

Temperature

85 / 95 → 89%

Noise

72 / 90 → 79%

Audio

80%

Camera

33 / 85 → 39%

Average

77%

88%

Gaming - Weighted Average

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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit in comparison
Toshiba Satellite W30Dt-A-100 (min) A4-1200, Radeon HD 8180	33
...
HP Omen 16 (2024) i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	4041
i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	4057
SCHENKER XMG Focus 15 (E23) i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU	4086
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	4098
HP Omen Transcend 16 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	4100
Eurocom Raptor X17 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	4274
Aorus 16X 2024 i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	4280
...
(max) TR Pro 7995WX, RTX 6000 Ada Generation	15842

3DMark 11 in comparison
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex-1570 81CA000RUS (min) i5-8550U, GeForce MX130	28
...
Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 G634JZR i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	42772
Eurocom Raptor X17 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	42940
R9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8G	42963
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	42985
R9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8G	43231
Alienware x16 R1 i9-13900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	43381
R9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8G	43633
...
(max) R7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	72163

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2024) review: Gaming laptop with RTX 4090 and mini-LED panel

Possible Competitors in Comparison

Case - A lot of plastic and only little aluminum

Size Comparison

Equipment - Asus Strix offers Thunderbolt 4

Communication

Webcam

Accessories

Maintenance

Warranty

Input Devices - Asus computer with single key RGB illumination

Keyboard

Touchpad

Display - Mini-LED with DCI-P3 color space coverage

Display Response Times

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

Performance - The Scar 18 offers high-end hardware

Test Conditions

Processor

Cinebench R15 Multi Constant Load Test

System Performance

DPC Latencies

Storage Solution

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Graphics Card

Gaming Performance

The Witcher 3 FPS Chart

Emissions - The G834JYR can run quietly

Noise Emissions

Temperatures

Stress Test

Speakers

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G834JYR (2024) audio analysis

MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG audio analysis

Power Management - The Asus ROG reaches a fairly good battery life

Power Consumption

Power Consumption The Witcher 3 / Stress Test

Power Consumption With External Monitor

Battery Life

Pros

Cons

Verdict - Room for improvement

Price and Availability

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