Two Alienware M17 Laptops Benchmarked

[7angofragger]

Hey all, I just figured i would post up a benchamark concerning both of my Alienware M17's... I have the results for Alienware #1 right now, and the results for Alienware #2 will be posted up tomorrow... So here we go!

Test Setup:
Both computers were benchmarked with all available windows updates for Windows Vista Home Premium x64 (as of 8-12-09), along with the newest drivers from ATI (as of 8-12-09). CCleaner was ran first, then done a complete defrag via Defraggler, and the power options in control panel were set to performance.

Alienware M17 #1 System Information:

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8400 @ 2.26GHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870x2
3GB DDR3 1066 Dual Channel
Seagate Hard Drive ST9160411ASG ATA Device

3DMARK Vantage
Full benchmark ran, Presets: Performance (default)
3DMARK Score: P5761
GPU Score: 6458
CPU Score: 4351

3DMARK 2006
Full benchmark ran, Default Settings
10548 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score: 4527
HDR/SM3.0 Score:5897
CPU Score: 2029

3DMARK05
Full benchmark ran, Default Settings
14919 3DMarks

The laptop was set upon a 17" Rosewell Laptop Cooler. The cpu hit 64 degrees Celsius during all the tests. The video cards hit 83 Celsius during all the tests.

I will post the results of the Alienware M17 #2 tomorrow.


Alienware M17 #2 System Information:

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9000 @ 2.00 GHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850x2
4GB DDR3 1066 Dual Channel
Seagate Hard Drive ST9160411ASG ATA Device

 

[IlllI]

i wish i had your money to afford two overpriced machines like that

 

[7angofragger]

yeah i know... but they have really good financing, and i live in the sticks... so now i can play games without lugging around my desktop

and im installing windows updates on the second laptop as we speek

 

[7angofragger]

Alienware M17 #2 System Information:

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9000 @ 2.00 GHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850x2
4GB DDR3 1066 Dual Channel
Seagate Hard Drive ST9160411ASG ATA Device

3DMARK Vantage
Full benchmark ran, Presets: Performance (default)
3DMARK Score: P7526
GPU Score: 8497
CPU Score: 5606

3DMARK 2006
Full benchmark ran, Default Settings
11401 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score: 4220
HDR/SM3.0 Score: 5846
CPU Score: 2976

3DMARK05
Full benchmark ran, Default Settings
13702 3DMarks

 

[7angofragger]

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[PlasmaBomb]

hmmm... should the 4850x2 not score a lot higher than the 3870x2?

(in 3Dmark06)

 

[Sentry2]

Originally posted by: IlllI
i wish i had your money to afford two overpriced machines like that

I wouldn't say they're overpriced(talking notebooks not desktops here )... at least not after the recent price drop. I just got my M17 in a week ago. The upgrades are very much a rip off though.

I paid $1,402 shipped/no tax. :beer: I ordered it with the cheapest processor, ram, and HDD...but I added the 4850's, an Intel 5300, and the backlit keyboard.

Then I bought a Q9100 for $280 and did the NB heatsink mod to stop the stuttering. I have it running at 2.72GHz LinX stable for 20+ passes.

I've also bought the 4GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 w/heatspreaders(a bit overpriced...but nice) and a 64GB SSD + a 320GB Scorpio Black. For a laptop it screams.

So when it's all said and done I paid about $1,900 for everything. Pretty good deal if you ask me...at least for a high end notebook...

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: Sentry2

Originally posted by: IlllI
i wish i had your money to afford two overpriced machines like that

I wouldn't say they're overpriced(talking notebooks not desktops here )... at least not after the recent price drop. I just got my M17 in a week ago. The upgrades are very much a rip off though.

I paid $1,402 shipped/no tax. :beer: I ordered it with the cheapest processor, ram, and HDD...but I added the 4850's, an Intel 5300, and the backlit keyboard.

Then I bought a Q9100 for $280 and did the NB heatsink mod to stop the stuttering. I have it running at 2.72GHz LinX stable for 20+ passes.

I've also bought the 4GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 w/heatspreaders(a bit overpriced...but nice) and a 64GB SSD + a 320GB Scorpio Black. For a laptop it screams.

So when it's all said and done I paid about $1,900 for everything. Pretty good deal if you ask me...at least for a high end notebook...

How did you get that pricing? The cheapest price for the M17 is 1,099 and the ATI 4850 is a $500 upgrade. Putting it to $1,599 without shipping. That doesn't include the $50 charge for the backlit keyboard or the $50 for the Intel 5300.

 

[Sentry2]

When I ordered it was $400 for the 4850's instead of $500 and I'm in the military so I ordered through aafes.com Basically free shipping/no tax and a very small discount. They also had a $100 off coupon for orders placed on July 28th/29th... just got lucky I guess... Even w/o the discounts I think it's a decent deal as long as you don't load it up with upgrades from Alienware. :beer:

Oh and the backlit KB and 5300 were only $25 each when I bought it... Gotta hate it when prices go back up...

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: Sentry2
When I ordered it was $400 for the 4850's instead of $500 and I'm in the military so I ordered through aafes.com Basically free shipping/no tax and a very small discount. They also had a $100 off coupon for orders placed on July 28th/29th... just got lucky I guess... Even w/o the discounts I think it's a decent deal as long as you don't load it up with upgrades from Alienware. :beer:

Oh and the backlit KB and 5300 were only $25 each when I bought it... Gotta hate it when prices go back up...

Nice, then you really did get a good deal. It's not too surprising that the prices are going up a little bit. With the upswing in sales for the back-to-school people...they can bump the prices a little and then offer these "discounts" and come out on top. Good business model

I got my quad core 17" notebook back in May and I'm so glad I did! It's nice to have something powerful that is still portable.

 

[Sentry2]

I agree bud... now I'm just trying to resist buying a QX9300 for it... The Q9100 even stock is plenty for pretty much everything...

With the 4850's stock and the Q9100 @ 2.72GHz I get real close to 10k in Vantage (about P9,900)... I'm thinking about flashing the 4850's to somewhere around 575/900ish but there is really no need except for benching... I'm also going to flash it with the OCZ bios... with the northbridge chipset mod there really is no need for AW's B14 bios...that was supposed to help stuttering with quads but of course it didn't really help... Alienware needs to get a f'ing clue...or they already have one but they just don't care. I've also got an X9100 sitting here but I think I'll sell it and keep the Q9100...or sell both and get the QX...

 

[7angofragger]

UPDATE:
Alienware #2 (Quad Core, 4GB DDR3, 2x 4850's)
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FurMark 1.6.5

Test 1 (Default res, double benchmark length)
Min:2
Max:155
Adv:109
Total Score: 13076

Test 2 ( 1920x1200, 2AA)
Min:2
Max:73
Adv:52
Total Score: 3095

Test 3 (1920x1200, 8AA, Half of the default benchmark length)
Min:2
Max:30
Adv:19
Total Score: 567
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Half-Life 2: Lost Coast

(Video Stress Test: 1920x1200 res, 19:10 Aspect, *Model, Texture, Shader, Shadow* set to High, World Detail set to High, no color correction, Antialising 6xMSAA, filtering mode: anisotropic 16x, vsync disabled, HDR set to Full)

Average Frame Rate: 86.30FPS *Note, test was done on Vista x64*
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Call of Duty World at War
(*Listed from Top to Bottom* 1920x1200, 60Hz, Auto, 4, Yes to all, then Insane. Advanced options set to: Auto, Manuel, then all set to Extra)

Min:28
Max:55
Adv:36

 

[7angofragger]

Alienware #1 (Dual-Core, 3GB DDR3, 2x 3870s)
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FurMark 1.6.5

Test 1 (Default res, double benchmark length)
Min:2
Max:120
Adv:89
Total Score: 10567

Test 2 ( 1920x1200, 2AA)
Min:2
Max:58
Adv:41
Total Score: 2421

Test 3 (1920x1200, 8AA, Half of the default benchmark length)
Min:2
Max:28
Adv:18
Total Score: 529
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Half-Life 2: Lost Coast

(Video Stress Test: 1920x1200 res, 19:10 Aspect, *Model, Texture, Shader, Shadow* set to High, World Detail set to High, no color correction, Antialising 6xMSAA, filtering mode: anisotropic 16x, vsync disabled, HDR set to Full)

Average Frame Rate: 81.26FPS *Note, test was done on Vista x64*
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Call of Duty World at War
(*Listed from Top to Bottom* 1920x1200, 60Hz, Auto, 4, Yes to all, then Insane. Advanced options set to: Auto, Manuel, then all set to Extra)
Custom Time Demo
Min:26
Max:43
Adv:33