Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI Pulse 2023 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of MSI Pulse 2023 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 20% cheaper than Alienware M18 R2 - $1769.0 vs $2199.99
Advantages of Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 79% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than MSI Pulse 2023 - 93 vs 52 FPS
- Up to 30% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than MSI Pulse 2023 - $23.66 vs $34.02 per FPS
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FPS
52
55.91397849462365%
Value, $/FPS
$34.02/FPS
69.54732510288065%
Price, $
$1769
100%
Buy for $1,769 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 232869 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
93
100%
Value, $/FPS
$23.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2199.99
80%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,199.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 202 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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%
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
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
MSI Pulse 2023 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
