ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 G733 (2023) review

AMD's 7945HX flagship silicon at a $922 mid-shelf price

The ROG Strix Scar 17 G733 (2023) carries a Ryzen 9 7945HX, an RTX 4080 12GB and 64GB of RAM, and asks $922 three years on. It is the value reading that jumps out first: the value index sits at 86.3, the top band. Around it, performance reads 88 (top), office 99 (top), modeling 95 (top), CAD 98 (top), photo 91 (top). The low-band axis is portability at 5.8 — the number a 3 kg, 17-inch chassis earns — and the class verdict names weight as the watch-out.

CPU-first flagship, still enthusiast-grade

The CPU score reads 98.08 — enthusiast band, 50.9% above the class median — and reliability lands at 78 (47% above median, top quartile), with a 90Wh battery 27% above median behind it. Six green flags (Overwatch, GTA V, Rainbow Six Siege recommended; Premiere Pro and Photoshop minimum; VS Code recommended) give the 4080 receipts to match its tier. For sustained multi-thread work, this remains one of the stronger CPU tickets on the shelf regardless of price.

The carry cost is the lowest number on the sheet

Portability at 5.8 is near the floor of the scale: a 3 kg 17-inch machine moves between rooms, not across town. Gaming reads 79 (high) — the 4080's placing against newer rivals — and the watch-out text is simply that weight is above what is typical for the class. Both statements are true at once; neither cancels the other.

No depreciation anchor

The listing carries no launch anchor, so the machine-specific curve cannot be computed. The class rate reads 16.26% per year; at three years old, the steepest depreciation is already behind this ticket, which is why the value index can read top-band at $922.

Where it sits against the shelf

$922 is a recurring number on this shelf — the Predator Triton 17 X (2023) with a 13900HX and a 4090 shares it in this batch, as do the Nitro 17 AN17-41 and Nitro 16 AN16-41. Against the Triton 17 X, the Scar trades one GPU tier down and matches the format; against the Nitros it trades up in GPU tier and down in portability. The row is the shelf's 2023-flagship discount rack, and this seat holds the CPU-side argument.

Bottom line

For a desk-anchored buyer, $922 buys 2023 flagship compute (98.08, enthusiast), a 4080 with green flags at recommended level, 64GB of RAM and a top-band value index — a combination the shelf rarely evidences at this price. Portability 5.8 names the cost honestly. As a pure compute-and-game desk machine, this is among the best exchanges in the batch.