Key Differences
In short — GIGABYTE AERO 17 YE5-17.3" 4K/UHD miniLED 120Hz, Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Win11 Pro, Creator & 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 GIGABYTE AERO 17 YE5-17.3" 4K/UHD miniLED 120Hz, Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Win11 Pro, Creator & is 354 days newer than the cheaper MSI Pulse GL66.
Advantages of GIGABYTE AERO 17 YE5-17.3" 4K/UHD miniLED 120Hz, Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Win11 Pro, Creator & Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 23% better in Ready or Not than MSI Pulse GL66 - 152 vs 124 FPS
Advantages of MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 68% cheaper than GIGABYTE AERO 17 YE5-17.3" 4K/UHD miniLED 120Hz, Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Win11 Pro, Creator & - $1226.0 vs $3826.22
- Up to 61% better value when playing Ready or Not than GIGABYTE AERO 17 YE5-17.3" 4K/UHD miniLED 120Hz, Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Win11 Pro, Creator & - $9.89 vs $25.17 per FPS
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$25.17/FPS
39.29280889948351%
Price, $
$3826.22
32%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,826.22 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445511 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
124
81.57894736842105%
Value, $/FPS
$9.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1226
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,226 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445505 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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
Mar 12th, 2021 • 1st Variation
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
76.82976142337242%
Multi-Core
7887
60.464581416743336%
GIGABYTE AERO 17 YE5-17.3" 4K/UHD miniLED 120Hz, Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Win11 Pro, Creator & Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Mar 1st, 2022 | 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 |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
3840x2160 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 120 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
