2021 ROG Strix GT35 vs. ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
Here is a side by side comparison between 2021 ROG Strix GT35 and ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.
RGB mechanical gaming keyboard comes with Cherry MX switches, a customizable illuminated badge, and dedicated media keys for gaming.
ROG Gladius II Mouse
Equipped with a DPI switch for superior sensitivity control.
Wireless optical mouse
Wired optical mouse
Wireless keyboard
Wired keyboard
Ports
Top
2 x USB-A
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
2 x USB-C
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
1 x Mic in
3.5mm jack
1 x Headphone out
3.5mm jack.
Rear
7 x USB-A
2 x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
1 x USB-C
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x HDMI 2.0a
1 x RJ-45
Intel® I211-AT 2.5G LAN
6 x Audio port
Gold-Plated Audio Jacks
1 x S/PDIF-Out
1 x Line-in
1 x Mic-in
1 x Rear Speaker Out
1 x Center / Sub Woofer
1 x Front Speaker Out (Line Out)
Front
2 x USB-A
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
1 x USB-C
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
1 x 2-in-1 SD/MMC card reader
1 x Combo audio jack
3.5mm
Rear
6 x USB-A
2 x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
2 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x RJ-45
Killer™ E3000 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
2 x PS2
3 x Audio port
7.1 channel audio
Chasis
2021 ROG Strix GT35
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
Form Factor
Full Tower
Mid Tower
Power Supply
700W
80+ Bronzepeak 750W
700W
80+ Goldpeak 750W
850W
80+ Platinumpeak 900W
550W
80+ Bronzepeak 550W
550W
80+ Goldpeak 550W
700W
80+ Bronzepeak 750W
Chasis Information
VGA Installation Type: Vertical
Cooling: 240mm Liquid Cooler
Internal Specs
2021 ROG Strix GT35
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
Chipset
Intel® Z590 Chipset
Intel® B560 Chipset
Processor
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF
8C/16T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF
8C/16T, 3.50 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500
6C/12T, 2.70 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700
8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900
8C/16T, 2.50 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W
Integrated Graphics
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF
Not Available
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF
Not Available
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500
Intel® UHD Graphics 750
32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700
Intel® UHD Graphics 750
32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900
Intel® UHD Graphics 750
32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
Discrete Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce®
RTX™ 3070 with LHR - 8GB GDDR6
RTX™ 3080 with LHR - 10GB GDDR6X
RTX™ 3090 - 24GB GDDR6X
NVIDIA® GeForce®
RTX™ 3060 - 12GB GDDR6
RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 LHR
NVIDIA RTX™️
A2000 - 6GB GDDR6
Memory
Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots
Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory
Memory Speed:
3200 MHz
Memory Per Slot:
8GB16GB
Memory Configurations
8GB16GB32GB64GB
Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots
Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory
Memory Speed:
3200MHz
Memory Per Slot:
8GB16GB32GB
Memory Configurations
8GB16GB32GB64GB128GB
3200 MHz Dual-Channel DDR4 memory.
Storage
256GB512GB1TB2TB
M.2 PCIe NVME SSD
1TB2TB
7200 RPM 3.5” SATA HDD
256GB512GB1TB2TB
M.2 PCIe NVME SSD
1TB2TB
7200 RPM 3.5” SATA HDD
Slots
Expansion Slots
3 x PCIe x16 slot
PCIe Gen 4.0, Full-height
SATA
6 x SATA slots
For HDD and SSD.
M.2
1 x M.2 2230 slot
For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card
4 x M.2 2230/2280 slot
For NVMe PCIe SSD
Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe x16 slot
PCIe Gen 4.0, Full-height
2 x PCIe x1 slot
PCIe Gen 3.0, Full-height
SATA
6 x SATA slots
For HDD and SSD.
M.2
1 x M.2 2230 slot
For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card
2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot
For NVMe PCIe SSD
Connectivity
2021 ROG Strix GT35
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-6 (802.11ax)Bluetooth 5.0
Wi-Fi 5
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-5 (802.11ac)Bluetooth 5.2
Wi-Fi 6
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-6 (802.11ax)Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet
Intel® I211-AT 2.5G Ethernet controller
10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.
Gigabit Ethernet controller
10/100/1000 Mbps.
Software
2021 ROG Strix GT35
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
OS
Windows 10 HomeWindows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro
Built-in Apps
ROG Armoury CrateSonic Studio IIISonic Radar IIIAura CreatorXSplit GamecasterAndroid/iOS AppGameFisrt V
ProArt Creator HubMy ASUSOffice 30-day Trial
Camera & Audio
2021 ROG Strix GT35
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
Audio
Audio controller
High Definition 7.1 Channel Audio
External Ports
1 x Mic in
3.5mm jack (front).
1 x Headphone out
3.5mm jack (front).
6 x Audio port
Gold-Plated Audio Jacks (Rear)
1 x S/PDIF-Out
1 x Line-in
1 x Mic-in
1 x Rear Speaker Out
1 x Center / Sub Woofer
1 x Front Speaker Out (Line Out)
Audio controller
High Definition 7.1 Channel Audio
External Ports
1 x Combo audio port
Front
3 x Audio ports
7.1 channel audio
Misc
2021 ROG Strix GT35
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
Security
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0
BIOS Booting User Password Protection
HDD User Password Protection and Security
McAfee LiveSafe™ 30-day trial
Trusted Platform Module (Firmware TPM)
In the box
Optional
Wireless optical mouse
Wired optical mouse
Wireless keyboard
Wired keyboard
3.5" HDD assembly kit
2021 ROG Strix GT35 vs. ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
The 2021 ROG Strix GT35 and the ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC were released in the same year, 2021. Both systems share the same full-tower form factor that can accommodate a large motherboard, multiple graphics cards, extra storage, and better cooling solution.
Processor
The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is like the brains of your desktop computer. Its performance determines how fast and responsive your PC is. Generally, a processor with newer architecture, more CPU cores, higher TDP (measured in W), and faster clock speed (measured in GHz) tends to be more expensive and run faster than others with older architecture, fewer CPU cores, lower TDP, and lower clock speed.
For 2021 ROG Strix GT35, you have options to configure it with a 125W 11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake 8-core Intel Core i7-11700KF up to a 125W 8-core Intel Core i9-11900KF with a boost speed up to 5.30 GHz.
While ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC has configurations with a 65W 11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-11500 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i9-11900 with a boost speed up to 5.20 GHz.
Memory
The Random Access Memory or RAM is the super-fast and temporary storage used to handle all active tasks, apps, and games that will go away when your PC turns off. The more memory your PC has, the better multitasking your PC can handle without having to reload data from slower permanent storage that includes the hard disk drive or solid-state drive.
Both PCs have the same amount of four RAM slots meaning that you upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. You can upgrade memory on 2021 ROG Strix GT35 up to 64GB of 3200MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. For ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC, it supports up to 128GB of 3200MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory.
Ports
Computer ports are the interface for connecting your PC to its peripheral devices or other PCs. The most common peripherals are keyboard, mouse, monitor, flash drive, speaker, and printer. Most of them use Universal Serial Bus (USB) as their connection to your computer. So the PC with more USB ports can connect to more peripherals at the same time.
There is a total number of 12 USB ports available on the 2021 ROG Strix GT35, three more than the ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC that has only 9 USB ports. On top of the number of USB ports, the type and version of each USB port are also necessary for determining how fast it is.
The 2021 ROG Strix GT35 has nine USB Type-A ports and three USB Type-C ports. It has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), four ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), and six ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).
For ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC, it has eight USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and seven ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
