Key Differences
In short — Alienware M17R5 outperforms the cheaper MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M17R5 is 230 days newer than the cheaper MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD.
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 116% better in Borderlands 3 than MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD - 95 vs 44 FPS
Advantages of MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 63% cheaper than Alienware M17R5 - $699.99 vs $1879.39
- Up to 20% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Alienware M17R5 - $15.91 vs $19.78 per FPS
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
95
100%
Value, $/FPS
$19.78/FPS
80.43478260869564%
Price, $
$1879.39
37%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,879.39 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 33 minutes ago
Sep 13th, 2022
FPS
44
46.31578947368421%
Value, $/FPS
$15.91/FPS
100%
Price, $
$699.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $699.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 18 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Sep 13th, 2022
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
148.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
296.6 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Sep 13th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
42.28 GPixel/s
28.509777478084963%
Texel Fillrate
67.65 GTexel/s
22.808496291301417%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1979
100%
Multi-Core
9532
100%
CPU Winner
Sep 13th, 2022
Core i5-11400H
2.7 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1818
91.86457806973219%
Multi-Core
6333
66.43936214855225%
Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 13th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 6900HX | CPU | Core i5-11400H |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | N/A Storage |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
