ROG Strix G15 (Mid 2021) vs XPS 17 (9710 Base)

ROG Strix G15 (Mid 2021) $1,650
XPS 17 (9710 Base) $1,600
Base Price
$1,650
Base Price
$1,600
CPU
Ryzen 9 5900HX
CPU
Core i5-11400H
GPU
Radeon RX 6800M
GPU
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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17" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -
Ryzen 9 5900HX
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
Core i5-11400H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
GB6S 1,850
49%
GB6M 7,615
32%
GB6S 1,820
48%
GB6M 6,365
27%
Radeon RX 6800M
2560 Shaders
12GB GDDR6
2424MHz
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
128 Shaders
Shared Memory
1450MHz
1080p 123 FPS
102%
FP32 12.41 TFLOPS
25%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.37 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
DDR4-3200
8GB
DDR4-3200
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.3GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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500 Nits
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300Hz
Variable
60Hz
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
133 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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RGB Backlight
79 Keys
1.00mm
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.1
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
DC - 6 x 3.7mm
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External
External
280W
20.00V
14.00A
130W
20.00V
6.50A
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USB-PD
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DC - 6 x 3.7mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
USB-C
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
90Wh
5844mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion
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97Wh
8509mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
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Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 120 min
Windows
Windows
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.0mm
Height
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Width
354 mm (13.9 in)
Depth
259 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
2.49 L
Height
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
Width
374.5 mm (14.7 in)
Depth
248.1 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
1.77 L
Weight
2.5 kg (5.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.34 kg (7.4 lb)
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Weight
2.21 kg (4.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.69 kg (5.9 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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