Key Differences
In short — Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 outperforms MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both Laptops to compare value. The better performing Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 is 807 days newer than MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz.
Advantages of Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 2% better in Metro Exodus than MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz - 54 vs 53 FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Feb 1st, 2022
Apr 18th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Feb 1st, 2022
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
100%
Apr 18th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
73%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
73%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Feb 1st, 2022
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
92%
Multi-Core
10780
92%
Apr 18th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2486
100%
Multi-Core
11671
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop | vs | Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2024 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
