Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 vs Dell Alienware m18 R2

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 (87/100)

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 leads overall with a score of 87/100 compared to Dell Alienware m18 R2 (54/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (97 vs 45)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (87 vs 54)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 68)
[ WINNER ]
Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
ASUS

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835

87/100
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Dell Alienware m18 R2
Dell

Dell Alienware m18 R2

54/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Alienware m18 R2
DeviceBenchmark Score 87.0 Very Good WINNER 54.0 Below Average
Gaming 97.0 Excellent WINNER 45.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 68.0 Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Alienware m18 R2
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Charge power 450 W 280 / 360 W
Charging port position Left Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:00 hr
Replaceable No No
Voltage — 11.4 V
Weight of AC adapter — 1076 grams

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Alienware m18 R2
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 2.2 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 16 (8P + 8E)
Fabrication process 3 nm 10 nm
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
L3 Cache 36 MB 30 MB
Threads 24 24
Turbo frequency 5.5 GHz 5.2 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Alienware m18 R2
Area 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2) 1313 cm2(203.3 inches2)
Colors Black Black
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 399 x 298 x 23.5-35 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.38 inches 410.3 x 319.9 x 24.1-25.1 mm16.15 x 12.59 x 0.95-0.99 inches
Liquid metal Yes Yes
Material Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic Aluminum
Number of fans 3 4
Opening angle 135° 135°
Screen-to-body ratio ~79% ~71.6%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 11.3 mm
Transformer No No
Vapor chamber Yes Optional
Weight 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs) 4.23 kg (9.33 lbs)
Noise level (max. load) — 56.6 dB

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Alienware m18 R2
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
DisplayPort No No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
Fingerprint No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes
SD card reader No Yes
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 5 Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
VGA No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard v7 v7

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Alienware m18 R2
Adobe RGB profile 87.2% 100%
Ambient light sensor No No
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Coating Matte Matte
Contrast 7640:1 1000:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% —
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
PPI 168 ppi 126 ppi
Refresh rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time 3 ms 3 ms
Size 18 inches 18 inches
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Type Mini LED IPS LCD
sRGB color space 100% —

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Alienware m18 R2
Blender GPU 8112 3668
Solar Bay 117972 53453

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Alienware m18 R2
FLOPS 42 TFLOPS 16 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 975 MHz 2295 MHz
GPU performance 42 TFLOPS 16 TFLOPS
Memory bus 256 bit 128 bit
Memory size 16 GB 8 GB
Memory speed ~28 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 96 48
Shading units (cores) 7680 3072
TGP 175 W 140 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 240 96
GPU boost clock — 2370 MHz

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Alienware m18 R2
Backlight Yes Yes
Keyboard type Island Mechanical
Numpad Yes Yes
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Key travel — 1.8 mm

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Alienware m18 R2
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 MHz
Max. ram size 128 GB 64 GB
Total slots 2 2
Upgradable Yes Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Alienware m18 R2
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 2 2
Power 4x2W 2x2W
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Audio chip — Realtek ALC3254
Loudness — ~82.5 dB

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Alienware m18 R2
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)

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