In the past two years, it is not difficult to find that 3A games have begun to roll up wildly in terms of picture quality, and various new technologies have emerged one after another, which has greatly improved the graphics of 3A games. Some people say that it is to promote the optimization of the ecosystem, after all, there is competition to make progress. For example, the previous hit "Elden Ring", because the picture quality is so beautiful, even the publisher Bandai said: "When you turn on ray tracing gameplay, the game's performance, such as frame rate and resolution, may be affected." ”
However, at the end of the day, all kinds of triple-A games with high image quality levels are emerging one after another, and gamers naturally want to have stronger performance to meet the ultimate gaming experience. Major equipment manufacturers have also launched gaming laptops with good overall performance, such as the ROG SCAR 7 Ultra Gaming Series flagship laptop with a top-of-the-line processor + graphics card in 2023, which has won praise from many gamers for its full-blooded performance. In 2024, ROG has also prepared an iteration of the ROG SCAR 8 Plus Ultra Competitive Edition, which not only has a great improvement in the overall configuration, but also debuts the processor of the 14th generation of the strongest Core HX55 platform, and the performance of the whole machine has reached 240W, "rolling" a new height in performance.
We're lucky enough to get our hands on this product, so let's take a look at how this new performance flagship gaming laptop performs overall.
The first 14th generation Core strongest HX55 platform, how does the 5.8GHz performance monster perform?
Before the test, let's take a look at the overall specifications and specifications of the 14th Gen Core i9-14900HX that debuted this time. The luxurious specification of 24 cores and 32 threads, with 8 large cores and 16 small cores, the turbo frequency of the large core has come to 5.8GHz, and the maximum turbo frequency of the small core has also come to 4.1GHz. As the ultimate performance of ROG, through the performance optimization design, the performance release of the CPU in enhanced mode has reached 135W, basically releasing the full potential performance of this U.
First of all, let's take a look at the performance of the ROG SCAR 8 Plus Ultra Racing Edition under benchmarks such as CPU-Z, where the single-core performance directly reflects the speed of opening the app, which directly determines the smoothness of daily use. Multi-core performance determines the performance in multi-tasking scenarios or gaming scenarios. The SCAR 8 Plus scored 878.5 points in the CPU-Z and 14,335.8 points in the multi-core performance.
Next, we ran a Cinebench test based on 3D modeling and rendering, and the final score is a direct reflection of the performance of professional applications. On the R15, the ROG SCAR 8 Plus has a single-core score of 310cb and a multi-core score of 4825cb, while on the R20, the SCAR 8 Plus also has a single-core 828pts and a multi-core score of 12175pts, followed by the R23, the ROG SCAR 8 The running score of the Plus super competitive version also has a single-core 2168pts, multi-core 30409pts, compared with the previous generation, the overall performance progress is still relatively obvious, only a few consumer-grade CPUs can be above it, and the performance strength is quite outstanding.
After testing, we can see that the ROG SCAR 8 Plus Ultra Competitive Edition with a 14th Gen Core i9-14900HX finally ran a good CPU score of 31879, while the GPU part scored 1239. Thanks to the blessing of ultra-high frequency this year, the overall efficiency has also been further improved.
With full power consumption RTX4090, what performance improvements does it bring with the 14th Gen Core i9-14900HX?
As we all know, even if it is a discrete graphics card of the same specification, its overall performance still has a lot to do with the CPU platform, this time the ROG SCAR 8 Plus Ultra Competitive Edition has a built-in RTX4090 full power consumption, and with the 14th generation Core i9-14900HX, what improvements will be made in the experience?
After a year of testing, I believe everyone has a general understanding of the overall performance of the RTX4090, and the GPU performance part, we still briefly test 3DMark to see the theoretical results, and the focus is still on the actual game experience.
In our performance tests with 3DMark, we can see that the SCAR 8 Plus scored 21512 for the DX12-based 3DMark Time Spy graphics card with full power RTX4090 consumption. In the Time Spy Extreme test, the ROG SCAR 8 Plus scored 10411 in graphics.
在基于DX11的3DMark Fire Strike测试中，ROG枪神8 Plus超竞版的显卡得分44808，2K分辨率下的Fire Strike Extreme的显卡分数为25449。
Finally, in 3DMMARK's Port Royal test, the SCAR 8 Plus scored 13,539. Overall, whether it is DX12 or DX11, the current ROG SCAR 8 Plus Ultra Competitive Edition is still RTX4090 the flagship performance level of mobile.
Gaming testing
After looking at the theoretical scores, let's take a look at the actual gaming experience, after all, compared to the previous generation, the overall CPU power of the ROG SCAR 8 Plus has been improved a lot, which is more conducive to the release of GPU performance. For this reason, we have also selected three triple-A masterpieces that support DLSS 3, such as "Cyberpunk 2077", "Baldur's Gate 3", and "Marvel's Spider-Man: Remastered". They are more performance-demanding games, and look at their actual gaming experience.
First of all, Cyberpunk 2077 has recently ushered in the complete and dubbed "graphics killer", this game will be set to 2.5K, with high texture quality, ray tracing, and DLSS 3 features all turned on, and see how the SCAR 8 Plus Ultra Competitive Edition will actually be experienced, and whether it can meet the high gaming needs of gamers.
According to the final data, the overall performance of the ROG SCAR 8 Plus Ultra Competitive Edition is quite good, with an average frame rate of 110.56, and the overall smoothness of the game can be said to be quite high, which can fully meet the requirements of many gaming parties for high frame rates. Especially with DLSS 3 features and RTX4090, the SCAR 8 Plus is ready to challenge more AAA titles.
After testing Cyberpunk 2077, we also prepared games like Baldgate3. The game has a complex interface and a huge amount of text, which also has high performance requirements. We've also maxed out the image quality options this time to see how they look in action.
In games like Baldur's Gate 3, the frame rate of the ROG SCAR 8 Plus Super Competitive Edition has also come to 110~130FPS, and basically there is no lag anymore.
With super performance, the ROG SCAR 8 Plus Ultra Competitive Edition can reach 220~240 FPS when running Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered at 2.5K resolution, with real-time ray tracing effects turned on, and DLSS 3 settings, with smooth and delicate graphics, with a 240Hz high brush screen, and the animation CG of the overall battle scene is quite silky.
DDR5 5600MHz HF memory + PCle 4.0 high-performance SSD, what is the read speed?
This time, the ROG SCAR 8 Plus Ultra Competitive Edition has also improved significantly in terms of memory, not only the specifications have reached the level of DDR5, but the frequency has also been further increased, reaching 5600MHz, and the memory frequency can affect game performance, frame rate, system response speed, etc. According to the AIDA64 test results, the ROG SCAR 8 Plus Ultra Competitive Edition achieved a read speed of 80,212MB/s and a write speed of more than 74,063MB/s.
In terms of SSD hard drives, the ROG SCAR 8 Plus Ultra Competitive Edition is also quite powerful. It not only uses PCle 4.0 high-performance SSD, but also supports RAID 0 function to further improve read and write performance. The sequential read and write speeds reached 7106MB/s and 5218MB/s respectively. With its large capacity and high-performance SSD, the SCAR 8 Plus not only has a clear advantage in terms of read speed, but also has a faster and smoother experience for creatives.
Glacier Cooling 3.0 architecture + a new generation of violent bear liquid gold, double roasting performance is surprising.
Finally, there is the double baking performance that everyone is looking forward to, after all, this is directly related to the comfort of our actual experience, and it can also better reflect the heat dissipation level of the whole machine. Before testing, we still have a look at the heat dissipation specifications. The SCAR 8 Plus comes with Glacier Cooling Architecture 3.0, a three-fan design + seven heat pipes, and the introduction of a new second-generation Violent Bear liquid metal thermal medium on the processor to further ensure the powerful performance of the ROG SCAR 8 Plus.
We ran a 19-minute double-bake test, and after the 19-minute double-bake was over, we could see that the CPU power consumption was 56W, the average temperature remained at 74 degrees, and the P-core frequency remained around 2.4GHz and the E-core frequency remained around 2.0GHz. The power consumption of the graphics card is maintained at about 175W, and the temperature is about 75 degrees, which is quite an excellent level of heat dissipation, and it is fully capable of suppressing such a high-spec performance configuration.
Summary:
For this year's gamers, the ROG SCAR 8 Plus Ultra Racing Edition has brought us impressive results in terms of performance, especially with the blessing of the 14th Gen Core i9 processor and RTX40 graphics card. What's more, with the blessing of high-quality mini LED and high-performance DDR5 memory, the overall comprehensive strength is quite good. Whether it's gaming or production, the SCAR 8 Plus is a top-notch experience, making it a great choice for gamers looking for extreme performance.