Key Differences
In short — Alienware X17 R2 17.3" FHD 360Hz Display 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.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 17.3" FHD 360Hz Display Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 16% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than MSI Pulse GL66 - 73 vs 63 FPS
Advantages of MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 69% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 17.3" FHD 360Hz Display - $1226.0 vs $3999.95
- Up to 64% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Alienware X17 R2 17.3" FHD 360Hz Display - $19.46 vs $54.79 per FPS
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FPS
73
100%
Value, $/FPS
$54.79/FPS
35.51743018799051%
Price, $
$3999.95
30%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,999.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 444893 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
63
86.3013698630137%
Value, $/FPS
$19.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1226
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,226 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 444886 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
92.17134416543574%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
96.22205088666153%
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
76.82976142337242%
Multi-Core
7887
60.464581416743336%
Alienware X17 R2 17.3" FHD 360Hz Display Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2021 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i7-11800H |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 8 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
