MSI Pulse GL76 (2022) vs Dell G15 5515 (Ryzen Edition)

Compared 2 laptops: MSI Pulse GL76 (2022), vs Dell G15 5515 (Ryzen Edition). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery - 53.5 W
- 90 W
- 56 W
- 86 W
Processor - Intel Core i7 12700H
- Intel Core i9 12900H
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs MSI Pulse GL76 (2022) and Dell G15 5515 (Ryzen Edition)
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 2.66 kg 2.81 kg
Pixel size 398x273x24.2 mm 357.2x272.1x24.9 mm
Area 1087 cm² 972 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 75.9 % 69 %
Side bezels 7.5 mm 5.9 mm
Colors Gray - Gray
- Green
Material Plastic Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° 135 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count22
Noise Level58.3 dB48 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 17.3 in 15.6 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Pixel density 127 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9
Resolution 1920x1080 pixels 1920x1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync Tech G-Sync G-Sync (configurable)
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Light sensor No No
Display test
Max brightness
MSI Pulse GL76 (2022)
n/a
Dell G15 5515 (Ryzen Edition)
250 nits
Contrastn/a600:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a39.1 %
sRGB gamutn/a56.9 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a40.4 %
Response timen/a35 ms

Battery

Capacity 53.5 Wh 56 Wh
Voltage n/a 11.4 V
Full Charge Time 2:00 h 2:20 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD No No
Charge Port Location Left Bottom
Charge Power 180/240 W 180/240 W
Cable Length n/a 1 m
Charger weight 730 g 485/567 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core i7 12700H AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
Base frequency 2.3 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.7 GHz 4.2 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E) 6
Threads 20 12
L3 Cache 24 MB 16 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Radeon RX Vega 7
Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MSI Pulse GL76 (2022)
2491
Dell G15 5515 (Ryzen Edition)
1901
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MSI Pulse GL76 (2022)
11922
Dell G15 5515 (Ryzen Edition)
6996
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
MSI Pulse GL76 (2022)
1829
Dell G15 5515 (Ryzen Edition)
1402
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
MSI Pulse GL76 (2022)
15490
Dell G15 5515 (Ryzen Edition)
10065

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB
TGP 105 W 90 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes, Advanced Optimus
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
GPU Frequency 1463 MHz 1530 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1695 MHz 1740 MHz
FLOPS 9.5 TFLOPS 7.1 TFLOPS
Video Memory 4 4
Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR6
Tire Width 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbit/s 12 Gbit/s
Shader Units 2560 2048
TMUs 80 64
ROPs 48 40

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR4
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
Max RAM 64 32

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 256 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset n/a Realtek ALC3254
Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power 2x2 W 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos No No
Max Volume 81.4 dB 76 dB
Microphones n/a 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Fingerprint sensor No No
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Ports
USB-A3x3.23x3.2
USB-C1x3.21x3.2
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x2.01x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesYes
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Size10.5x6.7 cm10.5x6.0 cm
SurfacePlasticPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MSI Pulse GL76 (2022) the clear winner in this comparison.

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