Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max (91/100)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022) (58/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max

91/100
· $2499
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Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
ASUS

Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)

58/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 52.0 Below Average
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 58.0 Below Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 71.0 Good
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Ion
Charge power — 280 / 330 W
Charging port position — Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 2:00 hr
Replaceable — No
Weight of AC adapter — 760 / 907 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.3
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — No
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — No
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
SD card reader — No
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C — 2x USB 3.2
USB-A — 2x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Wi-Fi standard — v6E

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Adobe RGB profile — 70.9%
Ambient light sensor — No
Aspect ratio — 16:9
Coating — Matte
Contrast — 1100:1
DCI-P3 color gamut — 73%
HDR support — Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI — 127 ppi
Refresh rate — 360 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1080 pixels
Response time — 3 ms
Size — 17.3 inches
Sync technology — Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD
sRGB color space — 97%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
Cpu Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU: 12P + 4E) —
Gpu Apple 40-core Integrated GPU (Hardware Ray Tracing) —
Ram 36 GB Unified Memory (300 GB/s bandwidth) —
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (up to 7.4 GB/s) —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
Base frequency — 2.5 GHz
Cores — 14 (6P + 8E)
Fabrication process — 10 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
L3 Cache — 24 MB
Threads — 20
Turbo frequency — 5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
Area — 1114 cm2(172.6 inches2)
Colors — Black
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 395 x 282 x 23.4-28.3 mm15.55 x 11.1 x 0.92-1.11 inches
Liquid metal — Yes
Material — Plastic
Max. fan speed (RPM) — 6000 RPM
Noise level (max. load) — 48 dB
Number of fans — 4
Screen-to-body ratio — ~74.1%
Side bezels — 6 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — Yes
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
Blender GPU — 3646
Solar Bay — 56290

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
FLOPS — 18.5 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 1035 MHz
GPU boost clock — 1485 MHz
GPU performance — 18.5 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 256 bit
Memory size — 8 GB
Memory speed — ~14 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus — MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 80
Shading units (cores) — 5632
TGP — 150 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 176

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 2 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — Yes
Surface — Plastic
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
Channels — 2x8 GB
Clock — 4800 MHz
Max. ram size — 64 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
Dolby Atmos — Yes
Loudness — ~81 dB
Microphones — 2
Power — 4x2W
Speakers — 4.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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