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The Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835 is the clear winner in gaming due to its significantly higher score of 94, thanks to its capable GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB graphics.
Although the Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025) has a respectable score of 77, the Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835 takes the lead with a score of 91, thanks to its strong performance.
The Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025) is the clear winner in portability with a score of 81, thanks to its highly portable design.
77 | Performance | 91 |
26 | Gaming | 94 |
54 | Display | 77 |
86 | Battery Life | 60 |
70 | Connectivity | 72 |
81 | Portability | 31 |
69 | QuickComparisons Score | 86 |
| March 2025 | Launched | January 2025 |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~79% |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches) | Dimensions: | 399 x 298 x 23.5-32 mm (15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.26 inches) |
| IPS LCD | Type | Mini LED |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 224 ppi | PPI | 168 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2880 x 1864 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| No | Sync technology | G-Sync |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Matte |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1641:1 | Contrast | 7640:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 88.30% | Adobe RGB profile | 87.20% |
| 98.70% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 24 ms | Response time | 3 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 1200 nits |
| 15.3 inches | Size | 18 inches |
| 3700 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3276 |
| 14368 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 22256 |
| 167 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 141 |
| 956 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2116 |
| 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) | Weight | 3.48 kg (7.67 lbs) |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches | Dimensions | 399 x 298 x 23.5-32 mm 15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.26 inches |
| 809 cm 2 (125.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 1189 cm 2 (184.3 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~79% |
| 5.4 mm | Side bezels | 5.7 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | 135° |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | Yes |
| — | Number of fans | 3 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 53.7 dB |
| Apple M4 (10-Core) | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| 4.46 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 10 (4P + 6E) | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 10 | Threads | 24 |
| Apple M4 GPU (10-core) | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| 1470 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 3.8 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 42 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 16 GB |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 256 bit |
| 7.5 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 7680 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 240 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 96 |
| 3.8 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 42 TFLOPS |
| 1024 | Blender GPU | — |
| 15416 | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 7500 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 256GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x256 GB | Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 66.5 Wh | Capacity | 90 Wh |
| 2:44 hr | Full charging time | 1:30 hr |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Ion |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 70 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W |
| Left | Charging port position | Left |
| 35 / 70 W | Charge power | 380 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 188 / 208 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 986 grams |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| No | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| No | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| No | SD card reader | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 13.8 x 8.0 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~85.8 dB | Loudness | ~86.3 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
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