Welcome to *Part 3* of the Alienware M18xR1/R2 "Avenger" Benchmark thread here on NBR. We are pleased to also include the new Alienware 18 "Viking" in the family of über beasts.
Please use this thread to discuss benchmark results, tips, settings and of course post your results for the community to see...
You don't need to have an overclocked Extreme CPU or the latest and greatest video card to post your results. The only requirement for posting your benchmark results is a desire to have fun and show others what your hardware is capable of. Your beast can be completely stock or wickedly overclocked... nobody should ever feel excluded on the basis of hardware grade or lack of experience.
A Word of Caution on Benchmarking
While benchmarking and number chasing can be loads of fun, please be aware that this often involves pushing your system to its limits. It can and will stress your components. Do so at your own risk - nobody is responsible for this but you. Be sure you monitor temperatures and maintain proper awareness of your system's behavior.
Benchmark Utilities and Apps
There is a nearly endless list of utilities and apps which can be used to benchmark your system. The core enthusiast group will have plenty of suggestions - so ask away.
Futuremark has become the defacto standard for overclockers and benching addicts. They have a list of products as long as your arm, and some of them are now available through Steam. There are limited "free" versions of their most popular tools. Visit the Futuremark Store for more details.
Other than Futuremark, there are tons of component benchmarks that focus on specific hardware. Below are just a few examples.
Gaming Benchmarks
Many of the latest games include a benchmark tool. There are also countless other benchmarks that use your installed games or simulate gameplay. You can also use Fraps to measure your in-game framerate performance. Below are a few examples.
Forum Rules and Benching Etiquette
As with all threads here on NBR, please remember the forum rules when posting. Stay on topic in this thread as much as possible. Anything relating to performance tuning, benching and overclocking is fine, but this is not a future hardware speculation thread. If you have questions limited to CPU overclocking and "how to", bear in mind we do have a special thread devoted to that subject. Here is a link for Sandy, Ivy and Haswell CPU overclocking discussion: http://ift.tt/22Y8B5u.
It is easy to get excited and passionate about benching, but nobody wants to be told that their baby is ugly. Being an enthusiastic fanboy is fine, but use of profanity, bickering and being openly rude is never acceptable. This includes, for example, making insulting or belittling comments directed toward the fanboy of a different video card brand. This sort of behavior will not be tolerated. Please take a moment to review the Forum Rules before posting.
NOTE: Posting massive images is a violation of forum rules. Any images over 500x500 must be resized, thumbnailed with links to full size images, added as a file attachment or placed within a spoiler. Images embedded within posts that do not meet these requirements are subject to removal by moderators without notice. Habitual repeat offenders may receive infractions for not abiding by forum rules. It is easy to resize, use spoilers, add file attachments or use thumbnails for your images. If you do not know how to do this and need help, please feel free to ask. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation with this.
As a matter of etiquette, please don't make excuses for lousy scores. Comments like "yeah, but he used AC" or "I could have done better if..." do not impress anyone. Instead of making excuses, ask for help improving your results and the forum members with lots of experience will be glad to provide some suggestions. Remember, you ain't got to lie to kick it.
Leader Board Requirements
If you want your numbers posted to the leader board, that takes more than achieving a top score. You will need to qualify your results with proper screen shots and links to online results where applicable. We adhere to HWBOT.org guidelines and cheats are not permitted. Examples of cheats are disabling tessellation with an AMD-powered system or enabling PPU with an NVIDIA-powered system. As a general rule, if your Futuremark results are not valid due to non-standard settings they will not receive any credit here and will not be added to the leader board. (Using current AMD and NVIDIA beta drivers that Futuremark has not approved yet is acceptable.)
Screen shots must include at least one instance of GPU-Z (Graphics Card tab) and 3 instances of CPU-Z (CPU tab, Mainboard tab and Memory tab) to qualify for the leaderboard. All Futuremark results must include a validation link. The exception is benchmarks that measure only the CPU performance (wPrime, SuperPI, ThrottleStop, etc.) do not need to include GPU-Z, but including it to identify your system specs is fine if you wish. If you do not want your results treated as official scores, there are no requirements to adhere to these screen shot rules or validation link guidelines.
The final decision on whether or not a benchmark result qualifies for the leader board is at the discretion of johnksss.If you'd like to reference *Part 1* of the M18x Benchmark Thread - see this link:
http://ift.tt/22Y8Ygq
For *Part 2* of the M18x Benchmark Thread - see this link:
http://ift.tt/22Y8XZW
The most important thing to remember about benching is to have fun seeing how far you can push your beast.
See the leader board in the next post for a current list of some of the world's best laptop benchmark scores. Special thanks to our friend, Brother Johnksss, for maintaining this for us.
*OFFICIAL* Alienware M18xR1/R2/18 Benchmark Thread - Part 3
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