x17 R2, RTX 3080 Ti power barrier

I've been trying to figure this out as well.  Something is definitely funky with the AWCC Thermal Profiles.  I'm not using AWCC Overclocking.  I was using TimeSpy as a test and I was just troubleshooting the GPU.  The GPU would not go over 140'ish watt on 'Performance', but if I change to 'Full Speed' I get 175 watt... BUT... the fans stay on FULL SPEED even at idle.  Does not make sense that the 'Performance' profile does not give max performance and the fans increase to full 'when needed'.

Out of the box, the R2 3080ti scores lower than the 3080 in the R1. 

It is fun to see the i9 score lower than the i7 due to thermal throttling as well.

Personally, I think everything is controlled in the BIOS and the AWCC is there just to drive us nuts and scratch our heads!!

i have the same problem, my old alienware area 51m r2 rtx 2080super vs x17 r2.

the maximum power capacity of my x17 r2 is 120w in the GPU

Arkengelus,

Please check the system's activity by collecting some logs using HWinfo. This will help us to identify any abnormal behavior and the cause of it.  Please follow these instructions:
1. Download and install the app HWinfo here https://dell.to/37693Mc;
2. Once installed, start it up. Leave the sensors boxes blank and continue
3. Select the Save Report option. 
4. Under Export Format select HTML and go Next
5. Make sure all components but Current User are marked and click on Finish
6. Select the Sensors option. This will open a new window
7. On the bottom of this new window you will see an icon of a sheet of paper with a green plus symbol on it. Click on it and save the file on the desktop (to make sure it does not get lost)
8. Start testing your games for about 20-30 minutes. Continue playing even if the issue occurs again, that is actually what we are looking for.
9. Once passed this period of time, go back to HWinfo and where the sheet of paper icon had a green + symbol. You will notice it now has a red X. Click on it.

Once you have the file, please share it with us using any cloud service of your preference and we will proceed to analyze it.

Hello!

I recorded a 1-hour log on the x17 R2, 1.4.1 BIOS, with 3DMark Time Spy. Average GPU Power is around 135W.

x17 R2 1-hour log Time Spy 

Wish this helps.

Hi, I have a X17 R2 and I am having the same issue as well, how did you solve it please?

not solved yet buddy

1- "My problem is the RTX 3080 Ti, I can't get it working on the 160W max power (without Dynamic Boost from NVIDIA)." RTX 3080Ti mobile TGP= 150W+25W. 175W will only be delivered under the right conditions.

2- "What can I do to release the true R2 power(12900HK at 130W with 3080 Ti at 175W at the same time)." It's impossible at this laptop. At full load on both, CPU + GPU, the x17 can do ~100W on the i9 and ~150W on the 3080Ti because of the temps limits.

I have the x17r2 and same issue here. I noticed no Dynamic boost in the control panel, my drivers are up to date, and m'y 3080ti still in 150w max. 

I think the bios is the root cause. It is needed to have an Intel discrete card deactivation in the bios to unshare the GPU cards power sharing..

I will try with NVIDIA inspector just in case .

The problem is AWCC. Return to Last version.

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Hi!

Maybe my statements were not very clear. From my first post:

Prime95 30.3b6, 10 minutes small FPU test, CPU power: R1 90W(constant)/120W(max), R2 130W(constant)/165W(max)

MSI Kombustor4, 15 minutes, GPU power: R1 150W(constant), R2 125W(constant)

Furmark 1.29, 15 minutes, GPU power: R1 128W(constant), R2 138W(constant)

3DMark Time Spy, GPU power: R1 150W(max), R2 125W(max)/150W(max, Fn+F1)

The x17 R2's GPU power is far from reaching 150W in almost any condition, neither by any means to get to the 175W max propaganda power, GPU only or CPU+GPU. Not at all. And in most of the gaming conditions that don't require that much CPU power, in which the CPU temperature and power consumption is far lower than in stress test, the GPU still won't boost up beyond 125W power in most cases.

I don't think this is acceptable.

In my Prime95+Kombustor stress test:

x17 R1 gets 83°C / 45W with CPU, 79°C / 125W with GPU

x17 R2 gets 78°C / 45W with CPU, 75°C / 125W with GPU

Prime95 CPU only stress test:

x17 R1 gets 101°C / 92W(constant) / 120W(max) on CPU

x17 R2 gets 104°C / 130W(constant) / 165W(max) on CPU

And from one of my other laptop with the same GPU configuration but not Alienware, in the same Prime95+Kombustor stress test:

85°C / 55W on the CPU, 82.3°C / 171W(without Dynamic Boost) on the GPU.

The Alienware x17 R2 is far from being in it's best performance, it's not the temperature limit, neither the power limit.

Prime95 CPU only stress test: x17 R2 gets 104°C / 130W(constant) / 165W(max) on CPU

-> This is expected in Full Speed!

In my Prime95+Kombustor stress test: x17 R2 gets 78°C / 45W with CPU, 75°C / 125W with GPU

-> this is too bad! Power stabilized at ~150W on GPU/~70W on CPU is expected at full speed.

I believe it is an AWCC issue. you must do a clean install of the oldest version available for X17 R2!

Window 11 22000.708, balanced power mode or high-performance power mode, it doesn't matter

AWCC 5.5.00 performance fan mode or full speed fan mode, it doesn't matter

x17 r2 i9-12980HK + RTX 3080 Ti, BIOS version 1.4.1

GeForce driver 511.79, Hybrid GPU mode or discrete GPU mode, it doesn't matter

HWiNFo64 7.24 or whatever, it doesn't matter

Prim95 Small FFTs + Kombustor or Furmark, it doesn't matter

CPU power is only 31W, temp is only 70~75°C

GPU power is only 60~130W, temp is only 71.3°C

Total system power is only 201W, far less to reach the 330W max.

https://imgur.com/a/lvE7MsY

Hi, was this fixed with the latest BIOS 1.5.2 update? Or still a problem? Thx in advance!