Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 vs Dell Pro 5 16

[ 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 Pro 5 16 (49/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (97 vs 29)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (87 vs 49)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 60)
[ WINNER ]
Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
ASUS

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835

87/100
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Dell Pro 5 16
Dell

Dell Pro 5 16

49/100
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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 Pro 5 16
DeviceBenchmark Score 87.0 Very Good WINNER 49.0 Poor
Gaming 97.0 Excellent WINNER 29.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 60.0 Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Pro 5 16
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Charge power 450 W 65 / 100 W
Charging port position Left Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes, 100 W
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 1:30 hr —
Replaceable No No
Voltage — 11.25 V
Weight of AC adapter — 327 grams

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Pro 5 16
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 2.5 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Fabrication process 3 nm 2 nm
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
L3 Cache 36 MB 12 MB
Threads 24 6
Turbo frequency 5.5 GHz 4.4 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Pro 5 16
Area 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2) 909 cm2(140.9 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 358.6 x 253.4 x 1.82 mm14.12 x 9.98 x 0.07 inches
Liquid metal Yes No
Material Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic Aluminum
Number of fans 3 2
Opening angle 135° —
Screen-to-body ratio ~79% ~81.7%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 7 mm
Transformer No No
Vapor chamber Yes No
Weight 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs) 15.16 kg (33.43 lbs)
Noise level (max. load) — 46.7 dB

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Pro 5 16
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Bluetooth v5.4 v6.0
DisplayPort No No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
Fingerprint No Yes
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Proprietary charging port Yes No
SD card reader No No
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 5 Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
VGA No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
Wi-Fi standard v7 v7

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Pro 5 16
Adobe RGB profile 87.2% —
Ambient light sensor 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 142 ppi
Refresh rate 240 Hz 60 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time 3 ms 35 ms
Size 18 inches 16 inches
Sync technology G-Sync No
Touchscreen No No
Type Mini LED IPS LCD
sRGB color space 100% 62.5%
Adaptive refresh rate — Yes (48-60 Hz)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Pro 5 16
Blender GPU 8112 —
Solar Bay 117972 —

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Pro 5 16
FLOPS 42 TFLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 975 MHz 300 MHz
GPU performance 42 TFLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS
Memory bus 256 bit —
Memory size 16 GB System Shared
Memory speed ~28 Gbps 8.53 Gbps
Memory type GDDR7 LPDDR5X
Nvidia Optimus MUX —
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 96 8
Shading units (cores) 7680 256
TGP 175 W 25 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 240 16
GPU boost clock — 2300 MHz

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Pro 5 16
Backlight Yes Yes
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Pro 5 16
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 8533 MHz
Max. ram size 128 GB —
Total slots 2 1
Upgradable Yes No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Pro 5 16
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Microphones 2 2
Power 4x2W 2x2W
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Audio chip — Cirrus CS42L43B, Cirrus CS42L45
Loudness — ~85.1 dB

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Pro 5 16
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Total slots 2 1

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