Key Differences
In short — Alienware X17 R2 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 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 32% better in Far Cry 3 than MSI Pulse GL66 - 155 vs 117 FPS
Advantages of MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 47% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 - $1226.0 vs $2299.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Alienware X17 R2 - $10.48 vs $14.83 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
1st Variation
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$14.83/FPS
70.66756574511126%
Price, $
$2299
53%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445053 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
117
75.48387096774194%
Value, $/FPS
$10.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1226
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,226 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445050 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
1st Variation
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
121 GPixel/s
96.9551282051282%
Texel Fillrate
292.3 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
100%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
85.3917208347588%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
1st Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
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 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2021 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i7-11800H |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
