I think the Scar III in the review is power limit throttling. But when its power limit is raised using throttlestop, it will run as good as the MSI I believe. Although I have the i7 version, before unlocking the power limits it was limited to 60 watts and struggled to keep clocks high. But after raising the limit to 100 Watts it was used as high as 80-85 Watts during Cinebench and still remained below 90 degrees. Whereas I see MSI struggle at a mere 60 Watts at 90 degrees - Asus should smoke the MSI easily.

Quote from: trespot on July 15, 2019, 22:22:52
So how do you explain the fact that Asus Strix Scar III G531GW is also behind the MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 which is 15,6 inch and has a much smaller footprint.

And this is the correct discussion.
That's right, MSI has a 10% advantage.

My claim is to the author, who writes in the title that the difference is 25%. But you amd me see that this is not true and he compares "different things".
I just do not like "loud phrases" and such "marketing". I am for impartiality  ;)

Quote from: Alexandr on July 15, 2019, 17:40:37

Quote from: Douglas Black on July 15, 2019, 16:42:26
performance should be judged based on their hardware, not chassis.

The larger form factor, the more can be equipped with a laptop: it's the motherboard and cooling system. The latter can significantly affect the throttling, and therefore the overall performance under high loads.

So how do you explain the fact that Asus Strix Scar III G531GW is also behind the MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 which is 15,6 inch and has a much smaller footprint.

Quote from: Douglas Black on July 15, 2019, 16:42:26
performance should be judged based on their hardware, not chassis.

The larger form factor, the more can be equipped with a laptop: it's the motherboard and cooling system. The latter can significantly affect the throttling, and therefore the overall performance under high loads.

@Alexandr,

I believe laptop's performance should be judged based on their hardware, not chassis. If you want to measure a chassis, do so with units of length and weight.

Quote from: Alexandr on July 15, 2019, 11:18:03
And the fact that laptops of different form factors do not bother the author?
This is primarily an indicator of the difference in performance of 17" vs 15.6".

lol, the 17" Blade is only 10% faster than the 15" with the same specs, by most measures.

And the fact that laptops of different form factors do not bother the author?
This is primarily an indicator of the difference in performance of 17" vs 15.6".