Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max (91/100)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835 (86/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max:
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (91 vs 86)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 91)
Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (94 vs 86)
[ WINNER ]
Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max

91/100
· $2499
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Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835
ASUS

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835

86/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
DeviceBenchmark Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 86.0 Very Good
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good 94.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 91.0 Excellent
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Ion
Charge power — 380 W
Charging port position — Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes, 100 W
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 1:30 hr
Replaceable — No
Weight of AC adapter — 986 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.4
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — No
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — Yes
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
SD card reader — No
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 5
USB Type-C — 2x USB 4.0
USB-A — 3x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard — v7

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 3.48 kg (7.67 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Adobe RGB profile — 87.2%
Ambient light sensor — No
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Matte
Contrast — 7640:1
DCI-P3 color gamut — 100%
HDR support — Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI — 168 ppi
Refresh rate — 240 Hz
Resolution — 2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time — 3 ms
Size — 18 inches
Sync technology — G-Sync
Touchscreen — No
Type — Mini LED
sRGB color space — 100%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835
Cpu Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU: 12P + 4E) —
Gpu Apple 40-core Integrated GPU (Hardware Ray Tracing) —
Ram 36 GB Unified Memory (300 GB/s bandwidth) —
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (up to 7.4 GB/s) —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835
Base frequency — 2.7 GHz
Cores — 24 (8P + 16E)
Fabrication process — 3 nm
Integrated GPU — Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
L3 Cache — 36 MB
Threads — 24
Turbo frequency — 5.4 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835
Area — 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2)
Colors — Black
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 399 x 298 x 23.5-32 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.26 inches
Liquid metal — Yes
Material — Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Noise level (max. load) — 53.7 dB
Number of fans — 3
Opening angle — 135°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~79%
Side bezels — 5.7 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — Yes
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 3.48 kg (7.67 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835
Blender GPU — 7854
Solar Bay — 125802

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835
FLOPS — 42 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 975 MHz
GPU performance — 42 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 256 bit
Memory size — 16 GB
Memory speed — ~28 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR7
Nvidia Optimus — MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 96
Shading units (cores) — 7680
TGP — 175 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 240

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835
Backlight — Yes
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — Yes
Surface — Glass
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835
Channels — 2x8 GB
Clock — 5600 MHz
Max. ram size — 64 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835
Dolby Atmos — Yes
Loudness — ~86.3 dB
Microphones — 2
Power — 4x2W
Speakers — 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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