Passmark rating - is this normal?

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Doese this mean my hardware is outdated or doe sthis mean my hardware are not functioning properly or is it going to die soon, its 2020 this is alienware 17r3 2015 model

 

please post your specs

 

ok now to answer your question...yes your laptop is still good. it should run all games at or near high settings with 1 or 2 exceptions. I just bought a 1060 laptop for 1700 and your 980m is equal to it and you have a really fast cpu..don't worry about passmark as their is always a better laptop around the corner just be happy with what you have.....happy gaming and welcome to NBR

 

Thank you man much appreciated so if I want to check if I have defective hardware how do I check that ? The reason why I’m curious my laptops plays any game out right now but apex legends crashes this laptop I bought it off Facebook marketplace like three years back for 1000 Canadian I recently repasted it because I noticed it was thermal throttling while playing apex when I opened the laptop I did not touch the thermal pads so I’m not sure if I need to replace the thermal pads that’s causing apex to crash, if I use msi after burner and I underclock my gpu memory the game does not crash so that’s why I’m looking for a software to test if the card has a problem or not. It passes all the Alienware stress test just not sure why I have to underclock my gpu to play apex legends crash free.

All my temps are ok but it’s just that since the laptop is this old I’m not sure if the thermal pads could be causing this problem also I’m not even sure what kind of thermal pads to get for my system

 

Yes it could be the memory..if you have tested different drivers. You could always try new thermal pads...if it's just apex then it's likely drivers if your temps are ok...worst case scenario is you might just have to under clock your memory for that one game and it will barely affect performance..if you own Crysis 1 test that game out as it will show you what most games don't that is hardware defects....if you notice nothing then your GPU is likely fine....if it crashes or shows artifacts you may be close to having a dead gpu

 

I tried max setting on crysis 3 and it runs fine
40 FPS but still smooth, I tried a tons of drivers for apex underclocking is the only way

 

not crysis three but crysis one..it could be your card but crysis one will tell you whats what its generally the best method to test a card...I had intergrated graphics and it would artifact when using AA and eventually that laptop went the way of the dodo

 

Ok thanks man I’ll get it today thanks for your help really appreciate it again

 

Hey man so i got crysis one and run it very high settings no artifacts but like 4 mins in then it goes back to the desktop but heat is like 65 degrees on the gpu, do you think the thermal pads could be causing this or is it the gpu days coming to an end ?


Update I think something was corrupted I reinstalled it so far ten mins no crash I’ll keep you updated will play for a few hours .

 

Yea man same problem not sure if it s a problem with windows ten and the game since its old or my gpu on its last days or thermal pads

 

Try 3DMark Fire Strike or Time Spy. It will be easier to find comparable numbers for those tests.

If normal games run fine, that's a good sign. As noted your laptop is dated but still fine for modern gaming.

To determine if you have thermal-related problems, run HWMonitor in the background (just get the ZIP - English version on that page) while you're playing a game for 15 minutes or so. It will record the maximum temperatures for your CPU and GPU. If you are getting > 90 degrees C on either, the laptop may be thermally throttling. (Not the end of the world; there are many things you can do to keep temps down.)

Charles

 

Yea did all of that Firestrike crashes also the temps are fine it doesn’t go pass 67 degrees if the fire strike somehow manage to finish you do see slight artifact but it’s gets a score like 96.8 percent my cpu temps are fine as well



but what I’m wondering since it’s an old laptop could it be because I repaste and did not change the thermal pads if this could be causing this issue as well. I would’ve easily change them now but this damn laptop I have to strip every thing out, so that’s why I’m curious before I go ahead and do that.

 

Yeah your temps are fine, I hate to tell you bad news but it really sounds like a failing card but what charles said was the next step you could also try furmark and test for stability using that but it really sounds like failing vram....are you getting arftifacts?

 

I get a few artifacts maybe on one or two loops on firestrike on Crysis haven’t seen any, so even if I replace the thermal pads on the vram that won’t help ?

Never seen any artifacts on fur mark but I do see it have one next to power when running fur mark so maybe it’s power limiting but those options are locked off in this card can’t control anything voltage wise

Furmark Result
Duration of test : 30 mins
Temp - 69
Max Frame Rate 58
Artifact - 0

 

Furmark isn't a realistic test. 3DMark or actual gaming are better.

So do you have any further issues ...temps are fine and you said games run fine. It doesn't seem like there's a reason for you to tear apart your laptop again.

Charles

 

Apex only run if I underclock the gpu memory without crashing so the real question is if I should reopen and redo the thermal pads maybe that’s causing the problem. ?

 

You might want to try one of the owner's lounge threads in our Alienware 13 /15 / 17 forum at this point, ask if anyone else has experienced this.
They would know best if the thermal pads need changing.

Charles

 

Ok thank you

 

One other thing Charles it never fails the sky diver benchmark it normally pass that with 98.1 percent firestrike is the only one that fails.

 

I still think it's worth asking in the Alienware forum.

Charles

 

Ok man thank you i did make the thread last night in the alienware forums.