Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 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. The better performing Alienware M18 is 903 days newer than the cheaper MSI Pulse GL66.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 14% better in Forza Horizon 4 than MSI Pulse GL66 - 239 vs 210 FPS
Advantages of MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 51% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $1099.99 vs $2258.0
- Up to 45% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Alienware M18 - $5.24 vs $9.45 per FPS
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
239
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.45/FPS
55.449735449735456%
Price, $
$2258
48%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,258 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74785 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
210
87.86610878661088%
Value, $/FPS
$5.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1099.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,099.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74781 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Sep 1st, 2023 • 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
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
72.18844984802432%
Multi-Core
7887
53.4385798495833%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2021 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i7-11800H |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
