Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 17 9720 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 Dell XPS 17 9720 is 377 days newer than the cheaper MSI Pulse GL66.
Advantages of Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop
- Performs up to 6% better in Minecraft than MSI Pulse GL66 - 591 vs 555 FPS
Advantages of MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 67% cheaper than Dell XPS 17 9720 - $1226.0 vs $3679.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Minecraft than Dell XPS 17 9720 - $2.21 vs $6.23 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
591
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.23/FPS
35.47351524879615%
Price, $
$3679
33%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,679 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445404 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
555
93.90862944162437%
Value, $/FPS
$2.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1226
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,226 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445398 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
54.807692307692314%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
68.50961538461539%
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
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 24th, 2022 • 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%
Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop | vs | MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Mar 24th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2021 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i7-11800H |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
3840x2160 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 17" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
