Practical evolution: Alienware M15 R6 gaming notebook evaluation

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Set the performance mode in "Power High Performance" and "Fan Full Speed".

●TIPS2: If the ambient temperature continues to increase, such as increasing to 28℃, the power of the continuous test machine will be further reduced, down to 48W～65W, but the internal temperature of the processor will also continue to decrease to 77℃～90℃ .

From the point of view of the processor test machine, the power release of M15 R6 is considered "moderate to upper", but it is not considered "extreme" type. Of course, through many previous tests, we also mastered another knowledge point, that is: the test machine power is not equal to the actual application power and application performance. So what is the actual application performance of the machine?

1 13804,This is a common result on the i7 11800H with a power release of about 70W. It is not outstanding, but it is also the first echelon performance.

▲ Realized the real long time-consuming Cinema 4D animation rendering (2 seconds animation totaling 51 frames), and its processor power is released from 72W to 64W 24 minutes and 3 seconds. Although this result is not the best result of the i7 11800H, it is also better than the i7 10875H (24 minutes and 16 seconds) released with 120W full power on the 10th generation Core H platform.

▲Media Encoder video transcoding, transcoding 2.91GHz 4K@60fps "Drone Scenery" to FHD@24fps, pure processor 2020, solution 14.8 It took 8 minutes and 47 seconds, which is a good result in the i7 11800H. In the first 3 minutes of transcoding, the processor ran at the highest frequency of the full-core 4.19GHz, and then dropped to 3.45GHz to 3.87GHz fluctuations. The best result of this project is 8 minutes and 3 seconds, created by the i7 11800H that maintains 4.19GHz at all times, but even so, 8 minutes and 47 seconds can easily crush the 10th generation Core i7 10875H full-time 120W full power. Results (10 minutes and 20 seconds).

Of course, we still have a way to further improve efficiency, which is to upgrade Media Encoder to 2021 version 15.2, and then turn on CUDA mode,At this time, the processor and the graphics card are under high load at the same time, and the efficiency will be greatly improved.

▲ Premiere Pro is a popular software for young people today. It can edit videos and do simple special effects. We combine a large number of ultra-definition pictures into a special effect video. The CUDA acceleration is turned on by default. During the calculation process, the independent display maintains a utilization rate of about 20%, and the processor works at the highest frequency state of the full-core 4.19GHz, which takes only time. It took 27 seconds-this result is the second highest result we have measured so far. The highest score of 22 seconds was created by i9 11980HK!

▲If you are doing more complex special effects videos, then Premiere Pro is not enough, you need to use After Effects. It took 13 minutes and 26 seconds to make an 18-second particle effect video with it-this is also the second highest score we measured! The highest score is also created by i9 11980HK+32GB RAM.

TIPS3: After Effects only eats processor resources. Turning on CUDA accelerated GPU will not help much, and when AE is running, the processor will not be fully loaded most of the time, so the frequency can be maintained Very high-this is equivalent to eliminating the shortcomings in power release. At the same time, 32GB of memory is a bonus item. You can zoom in to see the memory usage information on the right. The memory usage is as high as 28GB. In other words,If your main job is to do AE, then the large memory model is standard!

After testing Cinema 4D and the "Adobe Video Three-Piece", let's come to the Blender rendering test.

▲We still use the old 2.79b version, pure processor solution, and the total time is 4 minutes and 3 seconds. This is about 20 seconds slower than the i7 11800H's best score of 3 minutes and 41 seconds, but it still easily surpasses the 120W continuous full load i7 10875H (4 minutes and 9 seconds)-so the efficiency is still very high.

Summary: Alienware M15 R6's i7 11800H processor performs very well in relatively short-time applications and professional applications with relatively low load; but in high-load and long-consumption applications In time applications, there is a little gap with the i7 11800H that can run at full maximum power/highest frequency. Of course, as everyone knows, high-end gaming computers are not originally sold with "high processor power release", and it is enough to maintain a higher level.

▲ Our evaluation model is equipped with SK Hynix PC711 SSD with 1TB capacity. This is its performance, which is generally good.

up to 128WRTX 3060 combined with independent display direct connection,The frame rate of the game is very good

Alineware M15 R6's RTX 3060 4span benchmark score is the only score of the Alineware M15 R8 Superposition test, the Unipy M15 R8 Superposition benchmark score is 739, and the Time _span 15 R8 Superposition benchmark is 739. Higher scores in 3060 from 125W to 130W.

Remind everyone that M15 R6 supports independent display and direct connection. After booting and pressing F2 to enter the BIOS, turn off the "hybrid graphics" option, and enter the independent display direct connection mode. In this mode, the RTX 3060 alone displays a single load test machine, and the power is 125W～127W. But the interesting thing is that the power will be higher when the dual test machine is used ▼:

▲In terms of dual test machine strategy, M15 R6 is obviously a "game direction" to ensure that it is a unique high power , It is one of the few models in which the power of the processor becomes higher and higher as the processor power slowly decreases during the double test. Room temperature is 25.4°C. After 30 minutes of the double test, the processor power fluctuated between 34W and 36W, and the core temperature was 82°C to 88°C; while the independent display power increased all the way from 118W in the early stage of the double test to 128W, and finally fluctuated between 118W and 128W, and the temperature reached At 88℃, the hot spot temperature reached 91.4℃-for the graphics card, this temperature is slightly higher, but for the gaming processor, it is indeed not too high.

And here I want to emphasize a frequently mentioned knowledge point▼:

TIPS4: actual games (including large-scale 3D games)The processor will not be fully loaded, so the actual operating frequency will be higher-and the simpler the scene, the higher the processor frequency will be, and sometimes it can even reach the highest frequency of the full core. In terms of independent display, although the share is high, the frequency in actual games will be higher. See below.

▲When the game scene is simple, the processor can even reach the highest frequency of all cores with very low power.

▲After the game scene is complex, the power/frequency requirements of the graphics card are higher. You can see that the graphics card core frequency has increased to 1900MHz; and the frequency of the processor will be increased at this time Lower, but also much higher than the double test machine.

So, in fact, you don’t have to worry too much about "dual testing machine, the processor power release is not too high will particularly affect the game frame rate." Let's take a look at the actual game performance:

▲ "Tomb Raider: Shadow", the highest quality is 118fps, which is quite a high score. Dell G15, with 125W 3060, the result is 114fps under the same settings; while other processor platforms +130W 3060, the highest can only run to 112fps.

▲ "Assassin's Creed: Odyssey" has a maximum image quality of 67fps,Very high picture quality 86fps, high picture quality 94fps; and the "specially capable" Dell G15 with the same configuration results are: 68fps, 88fps and 93fps.

▲The latest "Assassin's Creed: Hall of Valor", high quality, M15 R6 can run to an average of 75fps. For comparison, the frame rate of G15 is 77fps with the same configuration. The frame rate of 130W models of other processor platforms is 71fps.

▲ The higher quality of "Total War: Three Kingdoms" can reach 101.4fps, the highest quality is also 76fps; the same configuration as the Dell G15 is 102.8fps 76.6fps is the first echelon result.

▲The highest picture quality of "Far Cry: New Dawn" is 103fps, and the G15 is also 103fps, which is the best among the same models. The 3060 models of other processor platforms only have a maximum of 95fps.

▲The hottest "Span 4 Span 1 _span" game nowadaysHigh image quality, the frame rate of personal running and action is usually 95fps～99fps (above); while in a fierce battle, the frame rate is 80fps～88fps (below) (but at this time, my role is dead, Watching mode), it's all very smooth!

The conclusion of the game performance section is: Alienware M15 R6 playing large-scale 3D games is in line with the normal performance of the Intel platform +125W RTX 3060 gamebook, and the score is considered the first echelon. Although it adopted the strategy of "reducing the power of the processor and increasing the power of the single display as much as possible" in the dual test machine, the actual game processor and the power allocation strategy of the single display have not been affected, and it still reflects a strong game. performance.

▲The temperature chart of the keyboard surface after 40 minutes of dual test machine. The middle area at the top of the M15 R6 is very hot and you can't get started, but the heat in other areas is good. The composite material and the specially coated C surface reduce the thermal sensation. The wrist rest area is close to the human body temperature, and there is no heat at all.

▲The inside of M15 R6. The 4 heat pipes adopt a reverse design, and are located at the lower part of the keyboard surface and not on the D surface. The Mylar on the D side blocks most of the other memory and the motherboard, making the inside look neater. The machine provides an additional M.2 slot (two in total) for users to add SSD.

Why is it more expensive?

After reading the previous test,I believe there will still be readers asking: The processor performance and game performance of the Alienware M15 R6 are similar to the high-end models in mainstream price gaming books, and these powerful performances are provided by the processor and the graphics card itself, then, is the M15 R6 expensive? The main reason for the lack is that the exterior design is more stylish, the optional configuration is more abundant, the top configuration is more luxurious, and the signature of Alienware?

This statement is also true, but not entirely true! It is indeed a premium for the appearance to pull the wind; high configuration and luxury configuration naturally mean a higher price; and the high-end positioning brand itself also has a premium, which is not fake. But in fact, this high-end computer does have its own advantages in terms of experience. Here are a few experience-related examples with this M15 R6:

1. The machine is top-of-the-line The touch-sensitive frosted glass trackpad is very soft and elegant, and the positioning is fast and accurate. Once you have compared it, you will know that the difference is obvious.

2. The speaker power of this machine is up to 2×2W, and it can play popular songs. SIA's "Alive", close-range sound pressure can reach more than 102dBA. what is this concept? At present, the close-range sound pressure of many notebooks is only 88dBA. I said before, "Add three decibels and double the energy." Besides, the intuitive point is: some notebooks can only hold a small room, while the M15 R6 can hold a classroom!

3. The materials and details are more sophisticated. Such as the A side (top cover) of the machine,When the weather is cool and turned off, you feel cool to the touch and feel like a metal material; but when you touch it after running for a period of time, the coldness of the metal disappears, and it is more like touching a special composite material, and A The noodles are not easily contaminated with fingerprints. In addition, the C-side wrist rest area is not very contaminated with fingerprints-obviously, they are all treated with a special coating.

Dell officials did not clearly describe the materials of each side of the fuselage, but only introduced large types, including: plastic composite materials, aluminum, and aluminum-magnesium alloys. It is rare for so many materials to appear in a product, and they are obviously for different purposes: plastic composite materials can effectively reduce heat, while aluminum-magnesium alloy materials are mostly used to reduce weight. It can be seen that the Alienware M15 R6 is quite sophisticated in materials and details.

4. The body is stable and solid. Let me talk about the two most obvious feelings: First, its screen hinge damping design is quite good, the screen will never shake like some mainstream game books, if you flip the screen surface, it will not shake at all, and it will stand steadily. There-and in this case, its screen can be opened and closed with one hand! To be honest, few games can do this. Second, users can feel the thickness, weight and sturdiness of its D-shell-it is thick, but very light, and strong at the same time!

5. The service is better. Alienware M15 R6 supports two years of Premium Support Plus 24×7 comprehensive protection service, including accident protection, software support and hardware on-site, and is a global warranty.

These are examples that everyone can understand,It should be very telling!

Of course, this machine is not all the advantages, but there are also some regrets:

●Many users who don’t have high-performance digital keyboards after all Go, there are professional application requirements, integrated numeric keypad is better;

●The camera is only the mainstream 720P level (95% of the notebooks are at this level), I hope that subsequent models can be upgraded to 1920×1080 Resolution;

●The fan is noisy. When running at full speed, the noise near the fuselage reaches 63dBA;

●The cost of a single-key keyboard is 2.51K and a multi-color backlight. Higher, only if it is RTX 3070.

Of course, no man is perfect, no machine is perfect, it’s good if you don’t cover up your flaws.

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