Alienware M11x R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive33.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware M11x R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M11x R2
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 02 '18 at 01:03
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 U 520
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.05 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
34.7% Below average
Memory 53.4
1-Core 43.8
2-Core 72
36% 56.4 Pts
4-Core 94.4
8-Core 96.4
13% 95.4 Pts
64-Core 95
6% 95 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 39%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Dell(1028 0465) 3.8GB
Driver: Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.2% Terrible
Lighting 0.23
Reflection 5.27
Parallax 0.16
0% 1.89 fps
MRender 0.38
Gravity 0.27
Splatting 0.22
0% 0.29 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.2%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 116 123 109 108 122 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
33.2% Below average
Read 184
Write 185
Mixed 154
SusWrite 121
36% 161 MB/s
4K Read 10.4
4K Write 23.9
4K Mixed 14
46% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 71.2
DQ Mixed 86.2
65% 88.9 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair SODIM DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 800 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
16.4% Very poor
MC Read 5.1
MC Write 4.5
MC Mixed 7
16% 5.53 GB/s
SC Read 3.9
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 4.5
12% 4.1 GB/s
Latency 149
27% 149 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M11x R2 Builds (Compare 27 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M11x R2

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