MSI Pulse GL66 (2022)

  • Launched: January 2022
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~72.2%
  • Dimensions: 359 x 259 x 23.9 mm (14.13 x 10.2 x 0.94 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the MSI Pulse GL66 (2022)
Performance
77
Gaming
57
Display
53
Battery Life
54
Connectivity
67
Portability
59
BestCheck Score
62

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Pulse GL66 (2022)

Case

Weight 2.25 kg (4.96 lbs)
Dimensions 359 x 259 x 23.9 mm 14.13 x 10.2 x 0.94 inches
Area 930 cm2 (144.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~72.2%
Side bezels 6.8 mm
Colors Gray
Material Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No
Opening angle 180°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 56.9 dB

Display

 
Size 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz
PPI 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology G-Sync
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
Contrast 1908:1
sRGB color space 58.4%
Adobe RGB profile 40.3%
DCI-P3 color gamut 39%
Response time 33 ms
Max. brightness
260 nits

Battery

Capicity
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging port position Left
Charge power 240 W
Weight of AC adapter 745 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 2.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E)
Threads 20
L3 Cache 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2520
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
11681
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1793
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
16432

Graphics Card

 
TGP 105 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm
GPU base clock 1305 MHz
GPU boost clock 1642 MHz
FLOPS 12.6 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 192 bit
Memory speed 14 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3840
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 120
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
GPU performance
12.6 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 3200 MHz
Type DDR4
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 64 GB

Storage

 
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~79.8 dB

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5.2
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader No
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Touchpad
Size 10.5 x 6.5 cm
Windows Precision Yes