Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI Pulse GL66 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware M18 R2 is 1034 days newer than the cheaper MSI Pulse GL66.
Advantages of Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 107% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than MSI Pulse GL66 - 93 vs 45 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than MSI Pulse GL66 - $23.66 vs $24.22 per FPS
Advantages of MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 50% cheaper than Alienware M18 R2 - $1089.99 vs $2199.99
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
93
100%
Value, $/FPS
$23.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2199.99
49%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,199.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 355 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
45
48.38709677419355%
Value, $/FPS
$24.22/FPS
97.6878612716763%
Price, $
$1089.99
100%
Buy for $1,089.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 362 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
93.6936936936937%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
64.61299508154283%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
67.80870806566737%
Multi-Core
7887
47.75369338822959%
Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jan 10th, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2021 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Core i7-11800H |
| GeForce RTX 4080 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 |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |