Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X16 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI Pulse 15 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware X16 R2 is 162 days older than the cheaper MSI Pulse 15.
Advantages of MSI Pulse 15 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 8% cheaper than Alienware X16 R2 - $2071.17 vs $2252.24
Advantages of Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 32% better in Rocket League than MSI Pulse 15 - 466 vs 352 FPS
- Up to 18% better value when playing Rocket League than MSI Pulse 15 - $4.83 vs $5.88 per FPS
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Jul 11th, 2024 • 5th Variation
FPS
352
76%
Value, €/FPS
€5.88/FPS
82%
Price, €
€2071.17
100%
Buy for €2,071.17 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 206 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2024
FPS
466
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.83/FPS
100%
Price, €
€2252.24
91%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €2,252.24 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 212 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Jul 11th, 2024 • 5th Variation
Jan 31st, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 11th, 2024 • 5th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
68%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
47%
GPU Winner
Jan 31st, 2024
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 11th, 2024 • 5th Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2654
100%
Multi-Core
14724
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 31st, 2024
Core Ultra 9 185H
2.3 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2251
85%
Multi-Core
12037
82%
MSI Pulse 15 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jul 11th, 2024 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2024 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core Ultra 9 185H |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 16" |
