- Launched: May 2021
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~75.9%
- Dimensions: 398 x 273 x 24.2 mm (15.67 x 10.75 x 0.95 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the GL76 Pulse.
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI GL76 Pulse
| Weight |
2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
398 x 273 x 24.2 mm
15.67 x 10.75 x 0.95 inches |
| Area |
1087 cm2 (168.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~75.9% |
| Side bezels |
7.5 mm |
| Colors |
Gray |
| Transformer |
No |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
No |
| Number of fans |
2 |
| Size |
17.3 inches |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate |
144 Hz |
| PPI |
127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
16:9 |
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support |
No |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Matte |
Display tests
| Contrast |
1570:1 |
| sRGB color space |
94% |
| Response time |
8 ms |
| Voltage |
11.4 V |
| Battery type |
Li-Ion |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| USB Power Delivery |
No |
| Charging port position |
Left |
| Charge power |
180 W |
| Base frequency |
2.2-2.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency |
4.5 GHz |
| Cores |
6 |
| Threads |
12 |
| L3 Cache |
12 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU) |
| Fabrication process |
10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1557
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
6575
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1517
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
9693
| TGP |
60 W |
| Nvidia Optimus |
MUX |
| Type |
Dedicated |
| Fabrication process |
8 nm |
| GPU base clock |
1237 MHz |
| GPU boost clock |
1500 MHz |
| FLOPS |
6.14 TFLOPS |
| Memory size |
4 GB |
| Memory type |
GDDR6 |
| Memory bus |
128 bit |
| Memory speed |
12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
40 |
GPU performance
6.14 TFLOPS
| Channels |
1x8 GB |
| Clock |
3200 MHz |
| Type |
DDR4 |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| Max. ram size |
64 GB |
| Bus |
PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x512 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Speakers |
2.0 |
| Power |
2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos |
No |
| Microphones |
2 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v6 |
| Bluetooth |
v5.2 |
| Fingerprint |
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 2.1 |
| DisplayPort |
1x v1.4 |
| VGA |
No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) |
Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) |
Yes |
| SD card reader |
No |
| Proprietary charging port |
Yes |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Island |
| Numpad |
Yes |
| Backlight |
Yes |
Touchpad
| Surface |
Plastic |
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
Comparison with competitors
