Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 vs Lenovo Thinkbook 16p Gen 6

[ 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 Lenovo Thinkbook 16p Gen 6 (68/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (97 vs 50)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (87 vs 68)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 80)

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Lenovo Thinkbook 16p Gen 6
DeviceBenchmark Score 87.0 Very Good WINNER 68.0 Average
Gaming 97.0 Excellent WINNER 50.0 Below Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 80.0 Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Lenovo Thinkbook 16p Gen 6
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Charge power 450 W 300 W
Charging port position Left Left, Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 1:30 hr —
Replaceable No No
Weight of AC adapter — 874 grams

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Lenovo Thinkbook 16p Gen 6
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 2.9 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 14 (6P + 8E)
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)
L3 Cache 36 MB 24 MB
Threads 24 14
Turbo frequency 5.5 GHz 5.1 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Lenovo Thinkbook 16p Gen 6
Area 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2) 908 cm2(140.9 inches2)
Colors Black Gray
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 399 x 298 x 23.5-35 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.38 inches 354.6 x 256.2 x 17.9-19.3 mm13.96 x 10.09 x 0.7-0.76 inches
Liquid metal Yes No
Material Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic Aluminum
Number of fans 3 2
Opening angle 135° 180°
Screen-to-body ratio ~79% ~81.7%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 5 mm
Transformer No No
Vapor chamber Yes No
Weight 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs) 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)
Noise level (max. load) — 51.9 dB

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Lenovo Thinkbook 16p Gen 6
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
DisplayPort No No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
Fingerprint No Yes
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 2x 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 Lenovo Thinkbook 16p Gen 6
Adobe RGB profile 87.2% 86.5%
Ambient light sensor No —
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Coating Matte Matte
Contrast 7640:1 1200:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI 168 ppi 189 ppi
Refresh rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time 3 ms 9 ms
Size 18 inches 16 inches
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Type Mini LED IPS LCD
sRGB color space 100% 99.8%

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Lenovo Thinkbook 16p Gen 6
Blender GPU 8112 3532
Solar Bay 117972 51472

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Lenovo Thinkbook 16p Gen 6
FLOPS 42 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 975 MHz —
GPU performance 42 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS
Memory bus 256 bit 128 bit
Memory size 16 GB 8 GB
Memory speed ~28 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Nvidia Optimus MUX —
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 96 48
Shading units (cores) 7680 3328
TGP 175 W 115 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 240 104

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Lenovo Thinkbook 16p Gen 6
Backlight Yes Yes
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Key travel — 1.5 mm

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Lenovo Thinkbook 16p Gen 6
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 6400 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 Lenovo Thinkbook 16p Gen 6
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 2 2
Power 4x2W 4x2W
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Audio chip — Realtek ALC3306-CG
Loudness — ~83.3 dB

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Lenovo Thinkbook 16p Gen 6
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)

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