Alienware M11x R2

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 20% Surfboard	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 17.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics	2.8% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	26.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 55% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware M11x R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M11x R2
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100809
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '19 at 23:53
Run Duration	518 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	55%

PC Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 U 640 232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.2 GHz, turbo 0.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Memory 29.7 1-Core 12.3 2-Core 21.8 15% 21.3 Pts	4-Core 29.2 8-Core 30.9 4% 30 Pts	64-Core 31.4 2% 31.4 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 40%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 335M 977 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 0465) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.4201 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	2.8% Terrible	Lighting 3.37 Reflection 4.92 Parallax 1.53 3% 3.27 fps	MRender 5.71 Gravity 2.73 Splatting 2.74 3% 3.73 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.8% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
INTENSO 512GB 2,578 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM08.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 143 94 54 29 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.7% Poor	Read 201 Write 166 Mixed 138 SusWrite 80.5 33% 146 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 17.8 4K Mixed 9.1 34% 11.8 MB/s	DQ Read 88.8 DQ Write 62.8 DQ Mixed 36.1 38% 62.6 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 96%
Hitachi HTS 541010A9E680 1TB 1,386 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 364GB free Firmware: 0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 23 24 15 13 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 20.8 Write 19 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 18.8 13% 17.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.5 62% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	12.6% Very poor	MC Read 4.5 MC Write 4 MC Mixed 5.3 13% 4.6 GB/s	SC Read 2.4 SC Write 2 SC Mixed 2.1 6% 2.17 GB/s	Latency 257 16% 257 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical M11x R2 Builds (Compare 27 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 33%

Sail boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M11x R2

CPU
Core i5 U 520IntelBench 31%, 253 samples	10x
Core i7 U 640IntelBench 33%, 232 samples	9x
Core i7 U 680IntelBench 33%, 63 samples	3x

GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	16x
GeForce GT 335MNvidiaBench 3%, 977 samples	11x

SSD
512GB 512GBNetacBench 69%, 1,541 samples	2x
Q300 480GBToshiba $152Bench 80%, 5,920 samples	2x
M5S 128GBPlextor $75Bench 73%, 5,727 samples	1x

RAM
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	6x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	3x
HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 2x2GBHynixBench 33%, 8,194 samples	3x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16