Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 vs Dell Inspiron 16 5620

[ 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 Dell Inspiron 16 5620 (44/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (97 vs 21)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (87 vs 44)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 42)
[ WINNER ]
Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
ASUS

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835

87/100
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Dell Inspiron 16 5620
Dell

Dell Inspiron 16 5620

44/100
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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 Dell Inspiron 16 5620
DeviceBenchmark Score 87.0 Very Good WINNER 44.0 Poor
Gaming 97.0 Excellent WINNER 21.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 42.0 Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Inspiron 16 5620
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Charge power 450 W 65 W
Charging port position Left Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:00 hr
Replaceable No No
Cable length — 1 meters
Voltage — 15 V
Weight of AC adapter — 290 grams

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Inspiron 16 5620
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 1.2 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Fabrication process 3 nm 10 nm
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
L3 Cache 36 MB 10 MB
Threads 24 8
Turbo frequency 5.5 GHz 4.4 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Inspiron 16 5620
Area 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2) 899 cm2(139.4 inches2)
Colors Black Silver
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 399 x 298 x 23.5-35 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.38 inches 356.78 x 251.9 x 15.67-18.3 mm14.05 x 9.92 x 0.62-0.72 inches
Liquid metal Yes No
Material Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic Aluminum
Number of fans 3 1
Opening angle 135° 135°
Screen-to-body ratio ~79% ~82.6%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 6.1 mm
Transformer No No
Vapor chamber Yes No
Weight 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs) 1.87 kg (4.12 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Inspiron 16 5620
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.2
DisplayPort No No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
Fingerprint No Yes
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 1.4
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes
SD card reader No Yes
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 5 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 1x USB 3.2
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
VGA No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Inspiron 16 5620
Adobe RGB profile 87.2% —
Ambient light sensor No No
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Coating Matte Matte
Contrast 7640:1 1000:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% —
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
PPI 168 ppi 142 ppi
Refresh rate 240 Hz 60 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time 3 ms 35 ms
Size 18 inches 16 inches
Sync technology G-Sync No
Touchscreen No No
Type Mini LED IPS LCD
sRGB color space 100% 100%

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Inspiron 16 5620
Blender GPU 8112 475
Solar Bay 117972 —

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Inspiron 16 5620
FLOPS 42 TFLOPS 6 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 975 MHz 1155 MHz
GPU performance 42 TFLOPS 6 TFLOPS
Memory bus 256 bit 64 bit
Memory size 16 GB 2 GB
Memory speed ~28 Gbps ~12 Gbps
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus MUX —
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 96 40
Shading units (cores) 7680 2048
TGP 175 W —
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 240 64
Blender GPU 8112 475
GPU boost clock — 1477 MHz

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Inspiron 16 5620
Backlight Yes Yes
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Inspiron 16 5620
Channels 2x8 GB 1x4 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 3200 MHz
Max. ram size 128 GB 32 GB
Total slots 2 2
Upgradable Yes Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Inspiron 16 5620
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Microphones 2 2
Power 4x2W 2x2W
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Audio chip — Realtek ALC3254

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell Inspiron 16 5620
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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