Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M18 is 577 days newer than the cheaper MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 15% better in Sea of Thieves than MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz - 169 vs 147 FPS
Advantages of MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop
- Up to 52% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $1117.6 vs $2329.99
- Up to 45% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Alienware M18 - $7.6 vs $13.79 per FPS
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Sep 1st, 2023
FPS
169
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.79/FPS
55.11240029006527%
Price, $
$2329.99
47%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,329.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445172 minutes ago
Feb 1st, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
147
86.98224852071006%
Value, $/FPS
$7.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1117.6
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,117.6 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445177 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Sep 1st, 2023
Feb 1st, 2022 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Sep 1st, 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
65.1923076923077%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
97.79647435897436%
GPU Winner
Feb 1st, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Sep 1st, 2023
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Feb 1st, 2022 • 1st Variation
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
87.12006079027356%
Multi-Core
10780
73.04017887390745%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Feb 1st, 2022 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
