*OFFICIAL* Alienware M18x Benchmark Thread

[Aikimox]

Got to 4GHz on all cores. Again to reduce the confusion, no bclk OC' is present, just set the multi's to 45, Flex 0, all the long/short duration - max. The temps are hitting the ceiling.

Is it worth to try and slowly increment the flex or should I leave it 0?

[scook9]

My progress for the night Feels good breaking P29k. I need to put in some time on 06 though - mostly focused on Vantage tonight. I do not see my vantage going up much unless I get some sub-ambient cooling up in here

3DMark Vantage: P29255
CPU: 30494
GPU: 28864

3DMark06: 31919

Screenshots attached.

[scook9]

Got to 4GHz on all cores. Again to reduce the confusion, no bclk OC' is present, just set the multi's to 45, Flex 0, all the long/short duration - max. The temps are hitting the ceiling.

Is it worth to try and slowly increment the flex or should I leave it 0?

I had to raise current before I had to raise voltage. My flex is only at 15 to get 4.5 GHz on all cores. But my CPU seems odd in the way it wont go past 4.5 GHz no matter what I try

[Aikimox]

I had to raise current before I had to raise voltage. My flex is only at 15 to get 4.5 GHz on all cores. But my CPU seems odd in the way it wont go past 4.5 GHz no matter what I try

Dammmn, you are talking about unlocked BIOS and extra cooling, I need to know what's the best for the stock BIOS and stock cooling (no cooler pad, dice, etc)

[scook9]

No current control in standard bios so it will be a little more challenging. Also 80W will limit you to probably around 4.1-4.2 GHz on all cores as the needed current/volts will push you past 80W

I am air cooled. Just sitting on Cryo on desk with fans cranked. All my benches so far have been air cooled

[Aikimox]

No current control in standard bios so it will be a little more challenging. Also 80W will limit you to probably around 4.1-4.2 GHz on all cores as the needed current/volts will push you past 80W

I am air cooled. Just sitting on Cryo on desk with fans cranked

So, is the 4.1-4.2 with Bclk or @ stock bus clock? Cuz I never managed to go above 3.7 on the ES.

[Pion2099]

My progress for the night Feels good breaking P29k. I need to put in some time on 06 though - mostly focused on Vantage tonight. I do not see my vantage going up much unless I get some sub-ambient cooling up in here

3DMark Vantage: P29255
CPU: 30494
GPU: 28864

3DMark06: 31919

Screenshots attached.

Holy hell, scook those numbers are crazy!

[johnksss]

We can already do that. I want to see better

that's not why im asking...young grasshopper.

3.9 GHz was the 80W TDP on my 2920xm when I had VID at 25

Try dropping VID and see what happens

I was able to do 4.2 GHz on all cores with stock voltage

interesting

And I was able to get to 3.7 max with the ES on the exact same settings.

you should have be able to do numbers like my es did.

Got to 4GHz on all cores. Again to reduce the confusion, no bclk OC' is present, just set the multi's to 45, Flex 0, all the long/short duration - max. The temps are hitting the ceiling.

Is it worth to try and slowly increment the flex or should I leave it 0?

what ceiling? don't see any temp readings.

My progress for the night Feels good breaking P29k. I need to put in some time on 06 though - mostly focused on Vantage tonight. I do not see my vantage going up much unless I get some sub-ambient cooling up in here

3DMark Vantage: P29255
CPU: 30494
GPU: 28864

3DMark06: 31919

Screenshots attached.

your cpu is fine now...it's the gpu scores.
great scores by the way!

Dammmn, you are talking about unlocked BIOS and extra cooling, I need to know what's the best for the stock BIOS and stock cooling (no cooler pad, dice, etc)

you can get away with only running unlocked bios. then upping the amps a little at a time and you will be passing 45 in no time....but that depends on your temps.

So, is the 4.1-4.2 with Bclk or @ stock bus clock? Cuz I never managed to go above 3.7 on the ES.

it's all stock bclk and multi over clock only...
not sure why you couldn't get over that (3.7 ghz) more than likely far to much voltage or turbo voltage

[scook9]

Ya John, I still have some work to do on the GPUs. Also fussed around with higher multis for 1 and 2 cores but could not get anything past 100 MHz bclk or 45x to boot

I did find a less is more with the vram though, inched it up 10 MHz at a time and ran several runs at each speed to see how it was doing. I have to spend a whole night or 2 on the GPUs just like we did for the CPU. I am thinking they will need to be colder (even though the both stayed completely under 60c after like 10 runs ) to get the core up. That or we need more voltage. It is pretty awesome what we are able to with stock voltage on these GPUs as it is. My core is definitely holding me back though. I think Calico is doing as good as it will, I need to get Jane Nash going faster which requires more core speed.

[johnksss]

woohoo.. internet benching..holding 3rd place on cpu...i bet i get a 29k vantage run.
you will need to reset your settings back to factory and then bench as high as you can go...then slowly start in on the performance settings. one setting at a time.



we need to get to this type of effiency..
880/1178