ALIENWARE (11th Gen Intel) m15 R6:
Review content coming shortly.
The unit that I have is the Intel 11th Gen 11800H with the RTX 3080 and simply put, it's a great system. I have yet to repaste it and have been gathering as much data as I can in its stock form. The nice thing about the R6 is that it can be under-volted, unlike the AMD mobile cousin the R5. This gives the R6 a huge advantage in taming the thermals without further gimping the system by messing with the TCC.
I'm currently running the Ballistix 3200MHz 64GB (32GBx2) kit in my R6 and it is pretty awesome.
The CherryMX keys on the new Alienware systems are the best chiclet laptop keys I've typed on. It's that good IMO and it blows the msi steel-series out of the water. (I own a msi laptop with the steel-series keys and have many hours with it.)
The 360Hz FHD panel is also blazing fast. For those of you who are FPS gamers you may be able to appreciate the difference.
What I like the most about the m15 R6 is the elegant design language. Having the unique Dark Side of the Moon color really makes it stand out from the rest.
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Thanks for creating this bro. I've read somewhere that the m15 is now supposed to be the cheap model line aimed at the Chinese market, whereas the x-series is the flagship line, which is ridiculous because the m15 R6 is superior to the x15 R1 in every way that matters.
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The x15 has its place, but most people who shop in the m15 range will never consider the x15, especially when it lacks so much such as i/o, vapor chamber etc... for the money.
There comes a point, no matter how pretty the shell is, paying a high premium when you have missing features found in a more affordable line doesn't make sense.
The R6 is really good with great thermals once tuned... once I get around to repasting my R6, it'll make it shine even more. -
Is there a MUX or Optimus SKU?
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Hey iunlock, my m15r6 review unit has arrived and starting prep for the review but I am completely greyed out in throttlestop, how are you undervolting?
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Community Manager Dell@Chris M have posted this new info (08-30-2021) on Dell's own support forum m15 R5/R6, second SSD, parts needed
http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...r5-owners-lounge.835745/page-51#post-11116708etern4l likes this. -
I just ordered mine with 11800h, 32gb ram, cherry-mx, 360hz fhd, 3080 rtx. I have a second nvme drive from my current 15r3 that I could add if it's possible. It looks like you cannot chose the QHD screen with the 3080 rtx gpu. Delivery in one month because of the chips supply issues.
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In some reviews they say that the m15r4 vapor chamber has been removed, speakers are downgraded compared to m15R4 and x-series, and that undervolting has been disabled with the latest bios.
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1. speakers are better on r4 (did you also ask me on youtube comments?)
2. no vapour chamber on the r6, only r4 or X series has the vapour chamber, the r5 and r6 are more budget orientated. It runs quite toasty too
3. undervolting has been removed in latest BIOS
4. Dell are having serious supply issues on QHD screen, I have an X15 on order with QHD and being quoted december for delivery and I ordered early august -
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Yeah, I am not really sure of the direction they are going at the moment. Something else you may or may not be aware of is this alienware m15 r5/r6 chassis is also used on the new g15 range with just a plastic shell and inspiron keyboard attached, the ryzen version even share exactly the same motherboard! I think dell should have just released the m15r5/6 as a g series
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Regarding the QHD screen, in my country it's available in combination with 3060s and 3070s by October, but not the 3080. Even if they have supply issues elsewhere, it doesn't make a lot of sense not to make it available with the only GPU that can fully take advantage of the QHD screen since in all reviews they show that a FHD screen is often CPU limited in games with the 3080, even on high-end 11gen intel CPUs.
What is also annoying is that the X15 has a crippled TDP on the GPUs compared to the m15R6, especially on the 3070/3080s. Furthermore, on the x15 I tested at the store the CPU hit 100 degrees during my gaming test (it had a 11900h).
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Agreed, but from my x15 testing the gpu could easily handle the same 130w that the r6 has, I am not sure why they capped it at 110w. The cpu can get hot but fortunately you are able to undervolt on the x15 unlike the m15r6 (and the m15r6 gets to almost 100c gaming too)
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It would be very interesting if you could lift the back of the laptop (with a book or a fanless laptop cooler) in your upcoming m15r6 review to see how much it helps with temperatures and performance.Papusan likes this. -
90w vs 130w is more like 44% more castrated.
The 3060 in the G series gaming laptop already come with a more powerful graphics than what you will find in the x15, but with such change it would increase the differences further with your solution (115W>>>130W) https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/help-me-choose/cp/hmc-g-series-video-card-laptopsLast edited: Sep 9, 2021 -
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The G Series is actually pretty decent this gen and IMO highly under rated for the money.
There's no doubt that a lot of short cuts were taken on the m15 R5 and R6, but if one can get creative and land a great deal on the R6 for example, it's a decent straight forward laptop that gets the job done.
At the same time there are a lot of great options for gaming laptops from the other brands that have stepped up their game. Interesting times and good for the consumer...
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I believe the pallet my m15 r6 is on landed at O'Hare yesterday. If we're lucky, units from this should reach U.S. customers by end of this week/early next week.
My original order date was 8/20, with estimated ship date of Oct. 14th.
I went with the QHD panel, RTX 3070, Cherry MX keys. The stouter keyboard plus iunlock's teardown guide was the defining factor for me choosing this over other brands.Last edited: Sep 13, 2021 -
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Has anyone found a way to unlock undervolting? I have the latest bios.
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Thanks Dell. Another kick in the collective stomach of the people who dislike the x15.
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http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...cted-11th-gen-notebooks.836451/#post-11121064
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I used the following instructions and was able to revert to 1.4.3 but that version is also locked. Someone else might have better luck depending on what BIOS they upgraded from:
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Shutdown the computer and disconnect the AC
- Press and hold esc + ctrl
- reconnect the AC and turn on while holding esc + ctrl
- wait for .5 sec then release
This will initiate the Bios Recovery mode and will then prompt you with 3 options, at that point you will chose to ROLLBACK"
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For everyone wondering about Undervolting,
I followed the guide in this reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Lenovo/comments/id0457/guide_to_reenable_undervolting_after_latest_bios/
changing the values of both the CFG Lock and Overclocking Lock to 00 from 01.
I don't know if the values are the same across CPU's, but the values I got are here:
CFG Lock, VarStoreInfo (VarOffset/VarName): 0x43
Overclocking Lock, VarStoreInfo (VarOffset/VarName): 0xDF
This worked for my R6 with i7 11800H, and I can undervolt now without issue.Last edited: Oct 1, 2021IamTechknow, Brazucarj, 4W4K3 and 1 other person like this. -
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Edit - stock I had about 10k score
11123 overall with 11181 GPU score. Do you have 3070 too?Last edited: Oct 3, 2021 -
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m15 R6, OC settings, how does it work? dell.com/community
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*OFFICIAL* Alienware m15 R6 (11th Gen) Owner's Lounge
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