Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M18 is 708 days newer than the cheaper MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 8% better in Escape From Tarkov than MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz - 160 vs 148 FPS
Advantages of MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop
- Up to 45% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $1199.0 vs $2199.0
- Up to 41% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Alienware M18 - $8.1 vs $13.74 per FPS
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.74/FPS
58.95196506550218%
Price, $
$2199
54%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 58060 minutes ago
Feb 1st, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
148
92.5%
Value, $/FPS
$8.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1199
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 58085 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Feb 1st, 2022 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th 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
Feb 1st, 2022 • 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
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i7-14700HX
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2519
100%
Multi-Core
13478
100%
CPU Winner
Feb 1st, 2022 • 1st Variation
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
91.02818578801111%
Multi-Core
10780
79.98219320373943%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jan 10th, 2024 | Release Date | Feb 1st, 2022 |
| Core i7-14700HX | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile |
| 16 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" |
