*OFFICIAL* Alienware 17 and M17x Benchmark Thread - Part 4

Oh whoops rofl, I was running prime at 4threads.

I get 8.757 seconds for 8 threads 32M.

bclk is at 106mhz.

12 threads wprime 32M at 9.016 seconds.

 

haha no wonder those numbers look weird. here is my wprime @ 107

 

Here's my wprime 8 thread 32m at 107.

 

sweet!!! great work man.

 

It would appear that you and I have gifted CPUs haha!

Thanks, you too! Considering mine is a 2820 and yours is a 2720, that's very impressive.

Hey I was wondering, is there a way to only run the cpu tests from 3dmarkvantage? I wanted to have a crack at the 22k+ cpu score. My guess is that it's part of the paid 3dmarks to pick and choose specific tests. Not sure though.

 

for some reason i can't enlarge your scores.

 

What do you mean enlarge my scores? The screenshots? or my benchmark scores?

 

yeah just go into the options tab, there you can turn on/off any test you want.

 

Sweeeet, gonna try vantage cpu now.

 

The benchmarks score, can't seem to enlarge them.
Pretty sure u can hit the 22k with you 2820. I'm jealous now, hahah

 

Vantage CPU Only Test 1

 

damn that's really nice. your cpu is faster than a 2920xm stock by 100mhz . i wish alienware had fully unlocked the bios for the 2920xm.

 

Well I am certainly happy with that statement haha! Thanks dude.

 

what ram do you have, if you have 1333mhz ram that will affect your prime scores. anyone with hyperx will beat you .

 

Yeah Stock ram for now I'm afraid.

New Vantage: (223xx CPU Score)



Newer Vantage: (22430 CPU)



New 11:



New 06: (1k higher than my last 06) 22462

 

Just curious, how come this isn't Sticky'd? The bench thread for m11x and m18x is and this one has 57 pages! :O

 

There does not seem to be a standardization to what gets stickied and what does not, is pretty much up to how the mods are feeling

 

Ah I see, fair enough. No comments on my new scores? I thought they were pretty nice

I suppose the M18x will have the spot-light now that more and more people are receiving theirs. Man that thing is a beast, 6970 CF is insane.

 

Your scores are great, don't get down, you can still get the single GPU records

Do not forget to actually play some games on your laptop too lol

 

Hahaha thanks. And of course dude! I am thoroughly impressed with this machine. Plays every game I ever had an interest to play with flying colours and high frame rates. I see so many threads about people having issues with their gpu in game and seeing weird stuff but I have yet to see any of it. I guess I got lucky -knocks on wood- .

 

wowww!! awesome scores man. great work, looks like i need a cpu upgrade to compete with you and dane.

 

Hey thanks bro! But I don't know, your 2720 is pretty blessed!

I just realized that my 3dmark06 score might actually be in the very top 5 for all three revisions of m17x!

 

Think it is. I believe I was #5 with 22140 on my R1 (the dinosaur haha)

 

Haha, awesome it'd be nice to see an R3 up there with that collection of R2s. By the way nap, your 11 and Vantage scores are still really incredible. I am having trouble approaching those numbers even with my cpu, so you don't have to worry just yet.

 

yeah i can't bet that 06 score for sure, still having trouble breaking the 22k for it. the highest i manage was this: i like running vantage and 11 more since the test are shorter.

 

That's still a very nice score. I am sure that as far as the 2720qm goes, you've got top scores for your hardware all around.

 

i should be getting a 460m pretty soon, so i'll be benching that too. finally get to check out the 3d stuff too, so thats gonna be awesome.

 

Oh that is awesome, I have been extremely curious about the 3D perks. Better slather us with some screenshots and whatnot!

 

yeah i will, not sure if a 3d screen shot would show on a 2d screen. may actually play some games on my r3 now, hahahah

 

I may get a M17x R3 soon so I will own all y'all with my ES GPU.

 

ok time to sell my r3 and move on, hahhahah dam your 1120 shaders.

 

Well just for you inap, my benchmark with a very mild overclock. Already second on the list:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/att...rful-m15x-benchmark-thread-part-2-capture.jpg

 

Yeah the 3D effect doesn't show any different than on a standard screen. Looking forward to another person joining the chase, I guess I have to bust out the benchmarks again this weekend as Inap is creeping up on my Vantage score and I think Basilownzyou finally beat my 06 score by a bit. Nice runs Basil.

 

dam nice score bro.your 1120 shaders 6970 with the 920xm is gonna be a monster and can prolly dominate the boards. also the scores hasn't been updated in awhile Dane and i both broke the 16k mark already.

 

Yeah but I seem to be running into power issues. Damn vantage shuts down when I overclock slightly more, not even to 800 core. Gaming stock clocks on everything I still run into throttling issues. Which is why I'm on the hunt for an R3 as it is likely that I won't run into similar issues.

 

man your collecting alienwares or what, hahahah
was about to sell my r3 to get an M18x but thought it over and decided not to.
would love to get my hand on your card to test out bro, that thing is a beast.

 

Yeah I really don't think I deserve this card and should be given to benchers like you. However like all humans, I am greedy and I shall be keeping this. Trust me I shall not hold back when I get a laptop that is actually able to power this card properly.

Dang we could have swapped if you wanted to flog your R3. I know you always have the Old Yeller itch.

 

was seriously thinking about picking one up from the outlets just to bench, but some stuff came up so i can't afford to now.

the card is in good hands, i know you will push it when you can. i'm planning on reincarnating old yeller but r3 edition, hahaha but prolly need to invest in a better cpu first, everyone is kicking my butt in benching.

 

Yeah but if only someone could mod the bios for extreme edition CPU overclocking

 

Nice score widezu and thanks Dane.

So far my latest scores are on page 57, 15775 - Vantage, 3899 - 11 and 22462 - 06. Don't really know where I stand though, it seems there are a lot of scores not on the boards yet. DR650SE has disappeared! I don't know what it is, but my laptop hates 3dmark11 and sometimes vantage too.

Edit ~ I see your scores in your sig Dane, nice job. I decided to copy you and just keep my latest runs in my sig.

 

yeah prolly pick up a cheap 2820 since the 2920 is friggin so expensive and won't have any oc options so its not really worth the money.

didn't really plan on benching that much when i bought it, but i've caught the benching bug again, hahahah

dam basil, just had to jump in and kill eveything, hahaha

 

The 2920 is expensive because it is a beautiful thing

 

with the right bios it is. 2920xm with no multi manipulation isn't worth the money.

 

Agreed. Although still pretty

 

hahah yes it is pretty, still want one later on once the price drops.

 

This.

And when that time comes it'll be going into the 18x or perhaps 19x who knows, then the 3k CPUs or new "Ultra" processors will be on their way too!...

dun dun DUNNNNNNN. lol (*thinks about a 19 inch laptop, wtb>desktop*)

 

19" wont happen lol

But 3000 series, that may be how they name ivy bridge stuff (I really hope....otherwise the numbers will be too confusing)

I would not expect the 2920xm to drop much in price though....not until Ivy Bridge has been out a while

 

Then what will Alienware have to offer for new and up-coming technology? Just continuous upgrade options for the m18x etc?

 

they'll probably scrap either 17x or 14x and keep the 18x
not update bios so you have to buy r2/r4 for upgrades!

Hopefully xm prices drop before ivy.
Performance gains on ivy will be ill! (hopefully)
Probably outpace the 2920 (unlocked) with a lowly 3720QM!

 

It's been a while since I visited this thread. In fact, did not even notice we were on Part 4 until today.

Very nice 3DMark06 scores, Basil. I really need to get a 920 or 940 XM/ES CPU, as my humble little 720QM is a real bottleneck.

Or better yet, an M18x, but not enough wiggle room in the grocery budget right now.