Key Differences
In short — Alienware m18 (2024) outperforms the cheaper MSI Pulse GL66 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Pulse GL66 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware m18 (2024) Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 28% better in Metro Exodus than MSI Pulse GL66 - 64 vs 50 FPS
Advantages of MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 51% cheaper than Alienware m18 (2024) - $1099.99 vs $2239.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Alienware m18 (2024) - $22.0 vs $34.98 per FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
1st Variation
FPS
64
100%
Value, $/FPS
$34.98/FPS
62.8930817610063%
Price, $
$2239
49%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,239 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77756 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
50
78.125%
Value, $/FPS
$22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1099.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,099.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77768 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
1st Variation
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
65.1923076923077%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
97.79647435897436%
GPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
1st Variation
Ryzen 9 7845HX
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2648
100%
Multi-Core
13771
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
71.75226586102718%
Multi-Core
7887
57.27252922808801%
Alienware m18 (2024) Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 7845HX | CPU | Core i7-11800H |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
