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ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18" G835LXG-DB96 2026, Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, 32GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5090, Off Black

Name: ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18" G835LXG-DB96 2026, Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, 32GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5090, Off Black
Brand: ASUS
SKU: B0H42KKW67
Rating: 4.1 (6 reviews)

★★★★☆ 4.1 (6)

CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX

RAM 32 GB

Storage 1 TB

Screen 18"

GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

OS Windows 11 Home

ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18" G835LXG-DB96 2026, Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, 32GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5090, Off Black laptop

53 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

Strong cpu (100th percentile) 100th
Strong gpu (99th percentile) 99th
Strong screen (95th percentile) 95th
Strong ram (89th percentile) 89th

Cons

Below average affordability (2nd percentile)
Below average portability (3rd percentile)
Below average social proof (20th percentile)
Below average port selection (20th percentile)

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 99.6

GPU 98.5

RAM 89.1

Ports 20.4

Screen 94.9

Portability 2.7

Storage 79.3

Reliability 60.4

Social Proof 20.2

Affordability 1.5

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU	Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX
Cores	24
L3 Cache	36 MB

Graphics

GPU	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Type	Discrete
VRAM	32 GB

Memory & Storage

RAM	32 GB
RAM Generation	DDR5
Storage	1 TB
Storage Type	NVMe SSD

Display

Size	18"
Panel	Mini-LED
Refresh Rate	240 Hz
Brightness	2000 nits
Color Gamut	100% DCI-P3

Connectivity

Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt 5 x 2
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7
Ethernet	2.5G LAN

Physical

OS	Windows 11 Home

vs Competition

SpecsOur scores

Spec	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18" G835LXG-DB96	Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max	Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US	HP OMEN Transcend	MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247	Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS
CPU	Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX	Apple M4 Max	Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX	Intel Core Ultra 9 285H	Intel Core i9 14900HX	Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM (GB)	32	64	32	32	32	32
Storage (GB)	1024	4096	1024	1024	2048	2048
Screen	18"	14.2" 3024x1964	15.1" 2560x1600	14" 2880x1800	16" 3840x2160	16" 2560x1600
GPU	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090	Apple (40-Core)	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS	Windows 11 Home	macOS	Windows 11 Home	Windows 11 Home	Windows 11 Home	Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg)	-	1.6	2	1.6	2.7	2.5
Battery (Wh)	-	72	80	71	100	96
		Compare	Compare	Compare	Compare	Compare

Product	CPU	GPU	RAM	Ports	Screen	Portability	Storage	Reliability	Social Proof	Affordability
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18" G835LXG-DB96	99.6	98.5	89.1	20.4	94.9	2.7	79.3	60.4	20.2	1.5
Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare	93.8	90.7	95.7	73.5	99.3	68.9	98.5	98.1	87.8	1.6
Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare	94.6	87.5	86.4	97.3	94.4	56.4	79.3	81.8	89.3	27.3
HP OMEN Transcend Compare	90.1	92.6	89.8	89.4	96.5	72.3	65.2	33.4	97.3	8.4
MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare	93.2	94.5	86.4	98.6	98	9.3	93.9	60.4	51.3	10.2
Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare	97.2	92.6	86.4	83.3	90.7	12.6	89.8	4	98.4	14.1

Usage Scores

Overall53
AI/LLM68.7
Gaming77.2
Portability31.8
Creator71.3
Student41
Business47.2
Developer62.8
Entertainment61.4

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Other Configurations17

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