Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Pulse GL66 outperforms the more expensive Alienware M17R5 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 8% better in Rust than Alienware M17R5 - 99 vs 92 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Alienware M17R5 - $1389.0 vs $1871.63
- Up to 31% better value when playing Rust than Alienware M17R5 - $14.03 vs $20.34 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
3rd Variation
FPS
99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$14.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1389
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,389 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 127 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
92
92.92929292929293%
Value, $/FPS
$20.34/FPS
68.97738446411013%
Price, $
$1871.63
74%
Buy for $1,871.63 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 146 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
3rd Variation
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
3rd 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
3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 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 |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
