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    *** Alienware Area-51m Benchmarks/Overclocking/Tweaks ***

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Spartan@HIDevolution, Mar 15, 2019.

  1. Spartan@HIDevolution

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    Since the Owner's Lounge of the Area-51m is literally filled with off topic nonsense posts like "shipped", "Delayed", yada yada filling 10s of pages with irrelevant info for people who come to actually find out what this beast is capable of; I decided to make this thread purely for benchmark results/sharing, overclocking, and any mods/tweaks.
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    ----------Firestrike scores----------:

    i9-9900K/RTX 2080:

    1) captn.ko | i9-9900K @5.2/RTX 2080 @ 2100/8000 | 25,226 | Link
    2) ssj92 | i9-9900K @ 5Ghz/RTX 2080 @ +120/+150 | 24,154 | Link


    i7-9700K/RTX 2080:

    1) Rocktaze | i7-9700K @ 5.2Ghz/RTX 2080 @ 2100/8500 | 25,039 | Link
    2) NickayVIDS | i7-9700K @ 5.1Ghz/RTX 2080 @ 2085/7160 | 23,287 | Link
    3) GruntyThirst | i7-9700K @ 5.1Ghz/RTX 2080 @ 2100/7072 | 23,134 | Link


    i7-9700K/RTX 2070:

    1) SacraficeMyGoat | i7-9700K @ 5Ghz/RTX 2070 @ 2025/7452 | 19,336 | Link



    i7-8700(K)/RTX 2080:

    1) EepoSaurus | i7-8700K @ 5Ghz/RTX 2080 @?/? | 23.212 | Link



    ----------Cinebench R15----------:

    i9-9900K

    1) captn.ko | i9-9900K @ 5Ghz/RTX 2080 | 2,199 | Link
    2) ssj92 | i9-9900K @ 5Ghz/RTX 2080 | 2,173 | Link


    i7-9700K:


    i7-8700(K):

    ----------CPU-Z Validation----------:

    i9-9900K

    1) ssj92 | i9-9900K @ 5.3Ghz/RTX 2080 | 5,288.34Mhz | Link
    2) captn.ko | i9-9900K @ 5.2Ghz/RTX 2080 | 5,184.76Mhz | Link


    i7-9700K:


    i7-8700(K):

    Alienware Area-51m Drivers
     
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    Spartan@HIDevolution, Mar 15, 2019
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    Oh perfect! My unit was just shipped! Can't wait to post benchmarks!!!

    Haha JK. I'll link to a few of my recent benchmarks and some previous comments I've made regarding undervolt and overclocks.

    https://www.3dmark.com/fs/18712681
    This is currently my best score on Firestrike

    I'll edit this post later with cinebench and whatever else is requested. SSJ asked me for cinebench, but I've been super busy (AND super lazy).

    Below are some recent quotes from the owners lounge thread before being drowned out:

     
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    Best run a week ago. Stopped tweaking after a bit. This is before the new bioses tho.

    [​IMG]
     
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    https://www.3dmark.com/fs/18740214

    Here's my best Firestrike score on 9700k/2070. Can only hope they put out a bios update to raise the tdp, I'd be happy with 150W.

    Going to press Frank on the issue..
     
    SacraficeMyGoat, Mar 16, 2019
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    @Ultra Male You gotta edit the first post bro and keep it up to date. Something like this..

    Firestrike scores:

    1) user name here | CPU/GPU | Score | Link
    2) user name here | CPU/GPU | Score | Link
    3) user name here | CPU/GPU | Score | Link
    4) user name here | CPU/GPU | Score | Link
    5) user name here | CPU/GPU | Score | Link


    Cinebench R15:

    1) user name here | CPU/GPU | Score | Link
    2) user name here | CPU/GPU | Score | Link
    3) user name here | CPU/GPU | Score | Link
    4) user name here | CPU/GPU | Score | Link
    5) user name here | CPU/GPU | Score | Link


    etc..
     
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    Last edited: Mar 16, 2019
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    Vasudev Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    That's time consuming and he will need to reborn again because tracking and editing OP for all users is cumbersome.
    Maybe only Top 5 results will be good for now!
     
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    severous Notebook Guru

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    Hi
    Cpu undervolt -120mv
    Igpu -50mv
    Throttlstop utility
    Balanced fans

    30min prime95 and reach 90°c no throttle with I7 9700k Stock paste & clock without notepad cooler.
    I find that it's quite hot temps right?
     
    severous, Mar 16, 2019
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    I would if someone would help me fill the list as I really have no time to be watching every post of every benchmark and updating the list. Also I have disabled the tagging feature due to members abusing it and tagging me for everything so the best way to notify me is by quoting a post I made, that way I get the notification and can edit the scores accordingly.
     
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    Here at my current scores (really just wanting to save a space to edit later):

    Firestrike: 15978
    Timespy: 6959
     
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    ssj92 | i9-9900K @ 5.3Ghz/RTX 2080 | 5.288.34Ghz CPU-Z | https://valid.x86.fr/9brbj6

    ssj92 | i9-9900K @5Ghz/RTX 2080 | 2173 CB R15 | https://hwbot.org/image/2152105.jpg

    EDIT:

    here you go bro. These are only based on what was submitted in THIS thread: To make it fair I separated them by CPU/GPU. Also I made it to Top 3 so we get some competition.

    ----------Firestrike scores----------:

    i9-9900K/RTX 2080:

    1) captn.ko | i9-9900K @5.2/RTX 2080 @ 2100/8000 | 25,226 | Link
    2) ssj92 | i9-9900K @ 5Ghz/RTX 2080 @ +120/+150 | 24,154 | Link


    i7-9700K/RTX 2080:

    1) Rocktaze | i7-9700K @ 5.2Ghz/RTX 2080 @ 2100/8500 | 25,039 | Link
    2) NickayVIDS | i7-9700K @ 5.1Ghz/RTX 2080 @ 2085/7160 | 23,287 | Link
    3) GruntyThirst | i7-9700K @ 5.1Ghz/RTX 2080 @ 2100/7072 | 23,134 | Link


    i7-9700K/RTX 2070:
    1) SacraficeMyGoat | i7-9700K @ 5Ghz/RTX 2070 @ 2025/7452 | 19,336 | Link



    i7-8700(K)/RTX 2080:

    1) EepoSaurus | i7-8700K @ 5Ghz/RTX 2080 @?/? | 23.212 | Link



    ----------Cinebench R15----------:

    i9-9900K

    1) captn.ko | i9-9900K @ 5Ghz/RTX 2080 | 2,199 | Link
    2) ssj92 | i9-9900K @ 5Ghz/RTX 2080 | 2,173 | Link


    i7-9700K:


    i7-8700(K):
    ----------CPU-Z Validation----------:

    i9-9900K

    1) ssj92 | i9-9900K @ 5.3Ghz/RTX 2080 | 5,288.34Mhz | Link
    2) captn.ko | i9-9900K @ 5.2Ghz/RTX 2080 | 5,184.76Mhz | Link


    i7-9700K:


    i7-8700(K):
     
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    @ssj92

    Added! You are a life saver!
     
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    Awesome @Ultra Male. Good stuff..

    Are any of you guys running delidded 9900K's or still stock?

    Patiently waiting to get my unit .. looking forward to adding to the data.

    Cheers you guys..
     
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    @captn.ko is running delidded 9900K

    Damn....it didn't keep my colors and font size
     
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    I think it's best to lock this thread since it's still new and you go ahead right now and create a new thread with the same thread title so you can manage the scores otherwise it will be a big hassle for me to maintain the score board.

    @Dannemand help us lock this thread please.
     
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    captn.ko, Mar 17, 2019
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