Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI Pulse 15 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Pulse 15 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M18 R2 is 183 days older than the cheaper MSI Pulse 15.
Advantages of MSI Pulse 15 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 18% cheaper than Alienware M18 R2 - $2299.0 vs $2799.99
- Up to 13% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Alienware M18 R2 - $15.83 vs $18.3 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 51% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than MSI Pulse 15 - 153 vs 101 FPS
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Jul 11th, 2024 • 5th Variation
FPS
101
66%
Value, $/FPS
$15.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2299
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 16 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
153
100%
Value, $/FPS
$18.3/FPS
87%
Price, $
$2799.99
82%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,799.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 24 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Jul 11th, 2024 • 5th Variation
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 11th, 2024 • 5th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
68%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
47%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 11th, 2024 • 5th Variation
Core i7-13700
null-core
Single-Core
2632
94%
Multi-Core
14759
89%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i9-14900HX
null-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Pulse 15 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jul 11th, 2024 | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
