MSI Pulse 15.6" GL66 Black
An RTX 3070 with 8GB VRAM and a 144Hz display drives smooth 1080p gaming at high frame rates, backed by a spacious 2TB NVMe SSD. The 2.10kg chassis houses a capable 8-core i7-11800H and a full set of ports including Ethernet and Wi-Fi 6, though battery life remains unspecified. This laptop suits gamers who prioritize raw frame-rate performance and ample out-of-the-box storage over portability.
CPU Intel Core i7 11800H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 2.1 kg
54 Overall Score
Price $1,695
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong port selection (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong gpu (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average ram (26th percentile)
- Below average social proof (29th percentile)
- Below average portability (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 11800H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.1 kg / 4.6 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Pulse 15.6" GL66 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 11800H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 99 | 71 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Pulse 15.6" GL66 | 64.4 | 80.5 | 26.2 | 84.2 | 51.3 | 34.1 | 94.2 | 59.8 | 29.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.5 | 84.8 | 96.1 | 77.2 | 99.3 | 69.8 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 88.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.2 | 91.6 | 91 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.2 | 59.8 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 90 | 89.9 | 98.7 | 95.5 | 9.3 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 92.7 | 90.5 | 91 | 96.4 | 73.6 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 98.7 | 64.2 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 79.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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