Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 vs MSI GE66 Raider

[ 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 MSI GE66 Raider (46/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (97 vs 34)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (87 vs 46)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 45)
[ WINNER ]
Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
ASUS

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835

87/100
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MSI GE66 Raider
MSI

MSI GE66 Raider

46/100
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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 MSI GE66 Raider
DeviceBenchmark Score 87.0 Very Good WINNER 46.0 Poor
Gaming 97.0 Excellent WINNER 34.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 45.0 Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI GE66 Raider
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Charge power 450 W 230 / 240 / 280 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 —
Replaceable No No

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI GE66 Raider
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 2.6 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 6
Fabrication process 3 nm 14 nm
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics 630
L3 Cache 36 MB 12 MB
Threads 24 12
Turbo frequency 5.5 GHz 5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI GE66 Raider
Area 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2) 956 cm2(148.1 inches2)
Colors Black Blue
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 399 x 298 x 23.5-35 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.38 inches 358 x 267 x 23.4 mm14.09 x 10.51 x 0.92 inches
Liquid metal Yes —
Material Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic Aluminum
Number of fans 3 2
Opening angle 135° —
Screen-to-body ratio ~79% ~70.2%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 6.3 mm
Transformer No No
Vapor chamber Yes No
Weight 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs) 2.38 kg (5.25 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI GE66 Raider
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.2
DisplayPort No 1x v1.4
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
Fingerprint No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.0
Infrared sensor Yes No
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 3.2
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 720
Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI GE66 Raider
Adobe RGB profile 87.2% —
Ambient light sensor No —
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Coating Matte Matte
Contrast 7640:1 —
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% —
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
PPI 168 ppi 141 ppi
Refresh rate 240 Hz 165 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
Response time 3 ms 3 ms
Size 18 inches 15.6 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 MSI GE66 Raider
Blender GPU 8112 2375
Solar Bay 117972 38638

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI GE66 Raider
FLOPS 42 TFLOPS 13.8 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 975 MHz 1387 MHz
GPU performance 42 TFLOPS 13.8 TFLOPS
Memory bus 256 bit 192 bit
Memory size 16 GB 6 GB
Memory speed ~28 Gbps 14 Gbps
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 96 48
Shading units (cores) 7680 3840
TGP 175 W 130 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 240 120
GPU boost clock — 1703 MHz

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI GE66 Raider
Backlight Yes Yes
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI GE66 Raider
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 3200 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 MSI GE66 Raider
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Microphones 2 2
Power 4x2W 2x2W
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI GE66 Raider
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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