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    *OFFICIAL* "All Powerful" M15x Benchmark Thread Part 2

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by DaneGRClose, Oct 10, 2010.

  1. svl7

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    Nice run!! What's your GPU core voltage? Is the core clock already at its limit?
     
    svl7, Jul 23, 2011
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  2. The Revelator

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    Great runs. A major player emerges. Welcome aboard.
     
    The Revelator, Jul 23, 2011
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    GPU core was at 1.125v. Its just about at its limit. I had a run with it at 925 but I forgot to open up throttlestop so my score was lame. With throttlestop on, i cant go any higher than 890ish for some reason. I bumped up the core voltage to 1.15 and that didn't help either.
     
    Oldakowski, Jul 23, 2011
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    Oldakowski Notebook Geek

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    haha thank you. Idk about major player but....
     
    Oldakowski, Jul 23, 2011
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    Wow nice score. I think if you drop the memory down abit you can prologue oc the core more.
     
    inap, Jul 23, 2011
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  6. KurtH

    KurtH Notebook Evangelist

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    Well guys I'm off to make my fantastic voyage to Afghanistan now. I will try to chime in form time to time when time, work and internet permits.
     
    KurtH, Jul 23, 2011
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    usmc362 Notebook Consultant

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    please put me on the list
     
    usmc362, Jul 23, 2011
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  8. inap

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    Wow really awesome score usmc. Dang ill be knocked off the list pretty soon.
     
    inap, Jul 24, 2011
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  9. The Revelator

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    There's a new crowd in town, Inap, kicking us old farts out of the way and taking over this benchmarking business for the M15x's. Good to see.
     
    The Revelator, Jul 24, 2011
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  10. The Revelator

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    Great performance, usmc362. Not on the list -- on TOP of the list. :D :D +Rep
     
    The Revelator, Jul 24, 2011
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  11. Dav0415

    Dav0415 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys, seen this thread and thought i'd give it a crack. I used 3D Mark 11 and with no overclocking it scored a lowly 1596, wasnt happy with this so i decided to do some overclocking. This is what i ended up getting, could prob go a tiny bit higher but not really worth it.
     

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  12. svl7

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    You should include GPU-Z in your screenshot, so that it's possible to see the GPU model. Seems you're using a 460m, good work! Next goal P2000 :D
     
    svl7, Jul 24, 2011
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  13. Dav0415

    Dav0415 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ooops my bad, have included it this time. This time i upped the memory clock to 1500 and managed to crack the 2000 mark :)
     

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    Dav0415, Jul 24, 2011
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  14. KurtH

    KurtH Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi guys from Afghanistan No more benchmarking for me cause this heat. Still havent had my CPU score updated. sure would be nice.
     
    KurtH, Jul 25, 2011
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  15. Dav0415

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    Last crack at 11, dont think i'll get any higher than this. On to vantage next
     

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    Dav0415, Jul 26, 2011
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    Vantage score
     

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    Dav0415, Jul 26, 2011
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  17. svl7

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    Killing CPU scores:
    Vantage CPU 30x.jpg :D

    GPU scores are crazy low... so I only run the CPU test, hope I can solve this. :confused:
     
    svl7, Jul 27, 2011
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  18. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Amazing! Maybe I should do this!
     
    widezu69, Jul 27, 2011
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    GPU is giving me headaches... won't go to 3d clocks, just switches between 100/150 and 400/900. Any ideas?
     
    svl7, Jul 27, 2011
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Tried toggling stealth mode on and off again?
     
    widezu69, Jul 27, 2011
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    Tried this ióf course, lol. Actually, I haven't even CC installed.
     
    svl7, Jul 27, 2011
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  22. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Check the powerplay, sometime my CCC settings play up.
     
    widezu69, Jul 27, 2011
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  23. ichime

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    Yeah, it's probably a CCC issue. After I installed 11.7 on my system, my clocks will get stuck at 400/900 when in Power Save or Balanced mode, even when plugged and in 3d. I have to switch it to High Performance to get the full clocks.

    If you don't like CCC, Ati Tray Tools also fixes this.
     
    ichime, Jul 27, 2011
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    I'm always at high performance for benching, and it's still there... I'm on 11.8. Really annoying!!! Always 400/900
     
    svl7, Jul 27, 2011
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    Ok... was a bad day for benching... didn't work out. Always 400/900, tried 3 different drives, it's a fresh installation of windows... :confused:

    Might be caused by the overvolt, no idea. It's definitely not a power issue, it also happens when the CPU isn't heavily loaded (e.g. vantage GPU tests).
    I'll have to investigate a bit, but at the moment I'm simply annoyed, won't look further just now.

    So at least I got the 24k CPU score which I posted on the previous page. This CPU really impresses me. And I also managed a nice 6.2 seconds on wprime 1.55 32M and about 195 seconds on the 1024M (this was simply a 30x run, no BCLK increase, I lost my patience to find a sweet spot after the test crashed a couple of times just before the end, lol).

    If anyone has an idea about what could causing this weird behavior of my GPU, please let me know, would be greatly appreciated.
     
    svl7, Jul 27, 2011
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  26. inap

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    some stock 6990 number for you guys. prolly won't have oc'ed number for a few days.
    svl, dude you have a nuclear reactor for a cpu, hahhaha loving it bro, makes me miss my M15x so badly.
     

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  27. DaneGRClose

    DaneGRClose Notebook Virtuoso

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    Jesus, not bad Inap. Looks like you may take that top spot back from me afterall. Probably gonna be selling the R3 soon in favor of the 14x/Desktop combo.
     
    DaneGRClose, Jul 28, 2011
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  28. svl7

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    Wow, 6990m is really impressive!! 11.8 seems to work fine... Gonna be interesting how far you can overclock this beast!
     
    svl7, Jul 28, 2011
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  29. inap

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    thinking about an M14x myself, or a xps system with rgb screen. i don't really game much anymore. and benching hasn't been fun lately with all these lock bits. r3 is not as fun as M15x thats for sure.
     
    inap, Jul 28, 2011
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  30. The Revelator

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    Looking good, Inap. What sort of temps are you seeing?
     
    The Revelator, Jul 28, 2011
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    this is after 30mins of extreme burn @ 1080
    looks good to me.
     

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    inap, Jul 28, 2011
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  32. The Revelator

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    Looks GREAT to me! Inap, I have a hard time seeing you with an M14x.
     
    The Revelator, Jul 28, 2011
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    yeah just thinking out loud, prolly keeping the r3 since the deal i got was pretty awesome. so is your coming on time rev? was tempted at the 120hz 580m combo, but its too overpriced to justify buying it. btw did you get the killer wifi?
     
    inap, Jul 28, 2011
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  34. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Nice, by the way, do you have the redesigned heatsink and the extra vents like the 580m version does?
     
    widezu69, Jul 28, 2011
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    yeah new heatsink and bottom panel, although i'm using the older panel, trying to keep the newer one looking new.
     
    inap, Jul 28, 2011
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  36. The Revelator

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    Shipped today, delivery tomorrow. I included the Killer wifi, without really knowing much about it except that it was highly recommended. Only a few dollars more, so why not?
     
    The Revelator, Jul 28, 2011
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  37. inap

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    here is a slight oc score, 850/1100 prolly could be better since i have have multi apps open and running 2 screen.
     

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  38. The Revelator

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    Dayum, Sam, very impressive Vantage run. More than slight o/c I'd say. I think we're gonna like these 6990M's. P16,541 out of the gate. Near the top already, 7 points behind Dane.
     
    The Revelator, Jul 28, 2011
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  39. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Nice! now chase that 17.8k GPU score set by the 580m.
     
    widezu69, Jul 28, 2011
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  40. svl7

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    16.5k while running two screens? Wow, I'm looking forward to seeing you pushing this machine..!!!
     
    svl7, Jul 28, 2011
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  41. inap

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    yeah once i'm free i'll repaste eveything and get dry ice and throw down. 17.8k gpu score could be impossible without changing the voltage. prolly the rev can post more oc benches once he get his. just bad timing right now, have relatives visiting for a few weeks, then taking a trip. gonna be a long while, heheh
     
    inap, Jul 28, 2011
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    ok looks like a got a crappy system, starting to see strange artifacts now on my desktop at stock clocks. time to call and get a replacement :(
     
    inap, Jul 28, 2011
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    Awww, now this sucks... also when you use the IGP?
     
    svl7, Jul 28, 2011
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    IGP seems fine, just getting a solid grey square on both of my desktops. But anyways replacement is approved.
     
    inap, Jul 28, 2011
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  45. DaneGRClose

    DaneGRClose Notebook Virtuoso

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    Nice runs inap, I hope the artifacts don't have anything to do with the 6990m not overclocking well. I took the plunge and just ordered an M14x out of the outlet for a steal. Haven't decided if I want to keep the R3 or sell it to build a desktop. One things for dayum sure, my wife is very understanding lol. I now have like a $2k DFS balance lol.

    On another note if everyone can PM me their scores that qualify for the leaderboards I'll update it tomorrow night.
     
    DaneGRClose, Jul 30, 2011
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  46. KurtH

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    Ok guys Im finished my fantastic voyage and come to find out I cant play the Benching game cause im ideling at around 56C and while gaming 88C in this afghanistan heat. Also asking again to have my CPU SCORE UPDATED.
     
    KurtH, Jul 31, 2011
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  47. inap

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    hey welcome back kurt, man svl just blasted our scores bro. he is in his own league now.
     
    inap, Jul 31, 2011
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    Hahahaha, cheers Inap!! :D
     
    svl7, Jul 31, 2011
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  49. The Revelator

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    I'm wondering if Dane has abandoned the Benchmark Board in the course of moving on to other things. Sure hope not, but it's been a long time.
     
    The Revelator, Aug 4, 2011
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  50. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Maybe it's time someone else started Part 3 and kept it up to date? I nominate svl7.
     
    widezu69, Aug 4, 2011
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