- 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 Pulse GL66 (2022).
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Pulse GL66 (2022)
| 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 |
| Transformer |
No |
| Opening angle |
180° |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
No |
| Number of fans |
2 |
| Noise level (max. load) |
56.9 dB |
| 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 |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Matte |
Display tests
| Contrast |
1908:1 |
| sRGB color space |
58.4% |
| Adobe RGB profile |
40.3% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut |
39% |
| Response time |
33 ms |
| Battery type |
Li-Po |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| Charging port position |
Left |
| Charge power |
240 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter |
745 grams |
| 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 5 (Single-Core)
1772
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
12562
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1819
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
16369
| 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
| Channels |
2x8 GB |
| Clock |
3200 MHz |
| Type |
DDR4 |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| Max. ram size |
64 GB |
| Bus |
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x512 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Speakers |
2.0 |
| Power |
2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos |
No |
| Loudness |
79.8 dB |
| 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 2.0 |
| DisplayPort |
No |
| 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
| Size |
10.5 x 6.5 cm |
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
Comparison with competitors
