MSI Pulse GL66 vs Dell Alienware m17 R5 for Gaming

MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop

Mar 12th, 2021 - 1st Variation

Core i7-11800H GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile

FPS Winner

Dell Alienware m17 R5 Gaming Laptop

Ryzen 9 6900HX GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile

The MSI Pulse GL66 is a slightly slower gaming Laptop than the Dell Alienware m17 R5, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's $1909.01 cheaper!

Advantages of the MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop

Up to 64% cheaper – $1089.99 vs $2999.00
A much better value for money for gaming

Advantages of the Dell Alienware m17 R5 Gaming Laptop

A slightly faster Laptop for gaming

MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop vs Dell Alienware m17 R5 Gaming Laptop for Gaming

The Laptop's performance in selected game and settings

MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop

Mar 12th, 2021, 1st Variation

Average FPS

92%

Min 1% FPS

90%

Price, $

$1089.99

100%

Value, $/FPS

$12.97/FPS

100%

MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop: 15.6" 144Hz FHD 1080p Display, Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Win10, Black (11UGK-001)

Buy on Amazon

$1,089.99

In Stock

Dell Alienware m17 R5 Gaming Laptop

Average FPS

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, $

$2999

36%

Value, $/FPS

$32.95/FPS

39%

DELL Alienware m17 R5 Gaming Laptop, 17.3" FHD 480Hz Display, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD + 2TB SSD, Webcam, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home

Buy on Amazon

$2,999.00

In Stock

My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games

MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop

Mar 12th, 2021, 1st Variation

Dell Alienware m17 R5 Gaming Laptop

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GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop

Mar 12th, 2021, 1st Variation

GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Pixel Fillrate

124.8 GPixel/s

92%

Texture Fillrate

249.6 GTexel/s

96%

FP32

15.97 TFLOPS

96%

Dell Alienware m17 R5 Gaming Laptop

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Pixel Fillrate

135.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

259.4 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

16.6 TFLOPS

100%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 6 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison

MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop

Mar 12th, 2021, 1st Variation

Core i7-11800H

2.3 GHz | 8-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1901

95%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

7821

81%

Dell Alienware m17 R5 Gaming Laptop

Ryzen 9 6900HX

3.3 GHz | 8-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1999

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

9644

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	Dell Alienware m17 R5 Gaming Laptop
General
Mar 12th, 2021	Release Date	Unknown
Core i7-11800H	CPU	Ryzen 9 6900HX
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile	GPU	GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
16 GB	RAM	64 GB
512 GB	SSD	2 TB
-	HDD	-
Screen
1920 x 1080	Resolution	1920 x 1080
144 Hz	Refresh Rate	480 Hz
15.6"	Screen Size	17.3"

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