Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 vs Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320

[ 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 XPS 13 Plus 9320 (52/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (97 vs 23)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (87 vs 52)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 45)
[ WINNER ]
Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
ASUS

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835

87/100
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Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Dell

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320

52/100
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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 XPS 13 Plus 9320
DeviceBenchmark Score 87.0 Very Good WINNER 52.0 Below Average
Gaming 97.0 Excellent WINNER 23.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 45.0 Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Charge power 450 W 60 W
Charging port position Left Left, Right
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:40 hr
Replaceable No No
Cable length — 1 meters
Voltage — 11.55 V
Weight of AC adapter — 254 grams

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 1.7 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 12 (4P + 8E)
Fabrication process 3 nm 10 nm
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
L3 Cache 36 MB 12 MB
Threads 24 16
Turbo frequency 5.5 GHz 4.4 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Area 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2) 588 cm2(91.2 inches2)
Colors Black Silver, Gray
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 399 x 298 x 23.5-35 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.38 inches 295.3 x 199.04 x 15.25 mm11.63 x 7.84 x 0.6 inches
Liquid metal Yes No
Material Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic Aluminum
Number of fans 3 2
Opening angle 135° 135°
Screen-to-body ratio ~79% ~88.6%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 3.3 mm
Transformer No No
Vapor chamber Yes No
Weight 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs) 1.17 kg (2.58 lbs)
Noise level (max. load) — 45.5 dB

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes No
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.2
DisplayPort No No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
Fingerprint No Optional
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 No
Infrared sensor Yes Optional
Optical drive No No
Proprietary charging port Yes No
SD card reader No No
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 5 Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 No
VGA No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Adobe RGB profile 87.2% 71%
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Coating Matte Matte
Contrast 7640:1 940:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 69%
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI 168 ppi 169 ppi
Refresh rate 240 Hz 60 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time 3 ms 33 ms
Size 18 inches 13.4 inches
Sync technology G-Sync No
Touchscreen No No
Type Mini LED IPS LCD
sRGB color space 100% 99%
Adaptive refresh rate — No

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Blender GPU 8112 —
Solar Bay 117972 —

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
FLOPS 42 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 975 MHz 300 MHz
GPU performance 42 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS
Memory bus 256 bit —
Memory size 16 GB System Shared
Memory speed ~28 Gbps 6 Gbps
Memory type GDDR7 LPDDR5
Nvidia Optimus MUX —
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 96 20
Shading units (cores) 7680 640
TGP 175 W 15 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 240 40
GPU boost clock — 1300 MHz

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Backlight Yes Yes
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Key travel — 1 mm

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 6000 MHz
Max. ram size 128 GB —
Total slots 2 1
Upgradable Yes No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Microphones 2 2
Power 4x2W 2x2W, 2x2.5W
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Audio chip — Realtek ALC1319D
Loudness — ~79 dB

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Total slots 2 1

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