Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2023) vs Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835

[ 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 Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2023) (52/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (97 vs 30)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (87 vs 52)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 59)

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
DeviceBenchmark Score 52.0 Below Average 87.0 Very Good WINNER
Gaming 30.0 Poor 97.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 59.0 Below Average 94.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Charge power 130 W 450 W
Charging port position Left Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 100 W
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 1:20 hr 1:30 hr
Replaceable No No
Weight of AC adapter 358 grams —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 2.7 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Fabrication process 10 nm 3 nm
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
L3 Cache 24 MB 36 MB
Threads 20 24
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 5.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Area 622 cm2(96.4 inches2) 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2)
Colors Black Black
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 302 x 206 x 12.9-14.2 mm11.89 x 8.11 x 0.51-0.56 inches 399 x 298 x 23.5-35 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.38 inches
Liquid metal Yes Yes
Material Middle: AluminumBottom: Aluminum Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Noise level (max. load) 46.9 dB —
Number of fans 2 3
Opening angle 360° 135°
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.7% ~79%
Side bezels 6.7 mm 5.7 mm
Transformer Yes No
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Weight 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.4
DisplayPort No No
Ethernet (RJ45) No Yes
Fingerprint Yes No
HDMI No 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Proprietary charging port No Yes
SD card reader Yes No
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 5
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
USB-A 1x 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 v6E v7

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Adobe RGB profile 85.1% 87.2%
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Coating Glossy Matte
Contrast 1160:1 7640:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI 225 ppi 168 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 240 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time 3 ms 3 ms
Size 13.4 inches 18 inches
Sync technology Adaptive Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen Yes No
Type IPS LCD Mini LED
sRGB color space 99.9% 100%

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Blender GPU 2219 8112
Solar Bay 28670 117972

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
FLOPS 9.6 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
GPU performance 9.6 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
Memory bus 96 bit 256 bit
Memory size 6 GB 16 GB
Memory speed ~16 Gbps ~28 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR7
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 96
Shading units (cores) 2560 7680
TGP 65 W 175 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 240
GPU base clock — 975 MHz

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm —
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5200 MHz 5600 MHz
Upgradable No Yes
Max. ram size — 128 GB
Total slots 1 2

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~80.9 dB —
Microphones 3 2
Speakers 2.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power — 4x2W

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Total slots 1 2

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