Key Differences
In short — Alienware X17 R2 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 X17 R2 is 1 days older than the cheaper MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 12% better in Far Cry 6 than MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz - 104 vs 93 FPS
Advantages of MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop
- Up to 50% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 - $1117.6 vs $2224.23
- Up to 44% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Alienware X17 R2 - $12.02 vs $21.39 per FPS
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
104
100%
Value, $/FPS
$21.39/FPS
56.19448340345956%
Price, $
$2224.23
50%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,224.23 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445161 minutes ago
Feb 1st, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
93
89.42307692307693%
Value, $/FPS
$12.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1117.6
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,117.6 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445168 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Feb 1st, 2022 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
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
Feb 1st, 2022 • 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
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
Feb 1st, 2022 • 1st Variation
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
92.72139102304892%
Multi-Core
10780
82.64336093222938%
Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31st, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 1st, 2022 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
