Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Pulse GL66 outperforms the cheaper Alienware M17R5 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing MSI Pulse GL66 is 270 days older than the cheaper Alienware M17R5.
Advantages of MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 48% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Alienware M17R5 - 37 vs 25 FPS
- Up to 27% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Alienware M17R5 - $54.57 vs $75.18 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 7% cheaper than MSI Pulse GL66 - $1879.39 vs $2019.0
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Aug 4th, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
37
100%
Value, $/FPS
$54.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2019
93%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,019 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 124 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
25
67.56756756756756%
Value, $/FPS
$75.18/FPS
72.58579409417398%
Price, $
$1879.39
100%
Buy for $1,879.39 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 130 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Aug 4th, 2022 • 2nd Variation
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Aug 4th, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
84.15374241402561%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
84.15374241402561%
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
148.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
296.6 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 4th, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
100%
Multi-Core
10780
100%
CPU Winner
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1979
86.30614914958569%
Multi-Core
9532
88.42300556586271%
MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 4th, 2022 | Release Date | May 1st, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
