Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 vs MSI Prestige 16 Flip AI+ (C3M)

[ 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 MSI Prestige 16 Flip AI+ (C3M) (66/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (97 vs 17)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (87 vs 66)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 66)
[ WINNER ]
Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
ASUS

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835

87/100
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MSI Prestige 16 Flip AI+ (C3M)
MSI

MSI Prestige 16 Flip AI+ (C3M)

66/100
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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 MSI Prestige 16 Flip AI+ (C3M)
DeviceBenchmark Score 87.0 Very Good WINNER 66.0 Average
Gaming 97.0 Excellent WINNER 17.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 66.0 Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI Prestige 16 Flip AI+ (C3M)
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, 100 W
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 1:30 hr —
Replaceable No No

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI Prestige 16 Flip AI+ (C3M)
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 2.3 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Fabrication process 3 nm 2 nm
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel Xe3 Graphics
L3 Cache 36 MB 12 MB
Threads 24 8
Turbo frequency 5.5 GHz 4.7 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI Prestige 16 Flip AI+ (C3M)
Area 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2) 910 cm2(140.9 inches2)
Colors Black Gray
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 399 x 298 x 23.5-35 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.38 inches 357.7 x 254.3 x 11.9-13.9 mm14.08 x 10.01 x 0.47-0.55 inches
Liquid metal Yes No
Material Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic Aluminum
Number of fans 3 2
Opening angle 135° 360°
Screen-to-body ratio ~79% ~81.6%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 6.5 mm
Transformer No Yes
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Weight 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs) 1.66 kg (3.66 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI Prestige 16 Flip AI+ (C3M)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Bluetooth v5.4 v6.0
DisplayPort No No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
Fingerprint No Yes
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
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 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 v7

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI Prestige 16 Flip AI+ (C3M)
Adobe RGB profile 87.2% —
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Coating Matte Glossy (Antireflective)
Contrast 7640:1 1000000:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
PPI 168 ppi 212 ppi
Refresh rate 240 Hz 120 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
Response time 3 ms 1 ms
Size 18 inches 16 inches
Sync technology G-Sync No
Touchscreen No Yes
Type Mini LED OLED
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adaptive refresh rate — Yes (48-120 Hz)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI Prestige 16 Flip AI+ (C3M)
Blender GPU 8112 —
Solar Bay 117972 —

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI Prestige 16 Flip AI+ (C3M)
FLOPS 42 TFLOPS 2.6 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 975 MHz 300 MHz
GPU performance 42 TFLOPS 2.6 TFLOPS
Memory bus 256 bit —
Memory size 16 GB System Shared
Memory speed ~28 Gbps 8.53 Gbps
Memory type GDDR7 LPDDR5X
Nvidia Optimus MUX —
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 96 16
Shading units (cores) 7680 512
TGP 175 W 25 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 240 32
GPU boost clock — 2500 MHz

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI Prestige 16 Flip AI+ (C3M)
Backlight Yes Yes
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI Prestige 16 Flip AI+ (C3M)
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 8533 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 MSI Prestige 16 Flip AI+ (C3M)
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Microphones 2 3
Power 4x2W 2x2W, 2x2W
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 MSI Prestige 16 Flip AI+ (C3M)
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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