Key Differences
In short — Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Notebook outperforms the cheaper MSI Pulse GL66 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Pulse GL66 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Notebook is 326 days newer than the cheaper MSI Pulse GL66.
Advantages of MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 14% cheaper than Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Notebook - $1149.0 vs $1333.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Notebook - $10.54 vs $11.2 per FPS
Advantages of Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Gaming Notebook
- Performs up to 9% better in Dishonored 2 than MSI Pulse GL66 - 119 vs 109 FPS
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
109
91%
Value, $/FPS
$10.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1149
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,149 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8311 minutes ago
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.2/FPS
94%
Price, $
$1333
86%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,333 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8310 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
92%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
96%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
82%
Multi-Core
7887
73%
MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop | vs | Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Gaming Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 1st, 2022 |
| Core i7-11800H | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
