Alienware M11xR3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware M11xR3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M11xR3
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110325
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateAug 17 '21 at 03:37
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2537M
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.4 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
44.7% Average
Memory 68.4
1-Core 53
2-Core 81.6
44% 67.7 Pts
4-Core 123
8-Core 128
17% 126 Pts
64-Core 129
8% 129 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
Dell(1028 04C8) 2GB
Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
1.17% Terrible
Lighting 1.5
Reflection 5.7
Parallax 1.2
1% 2.8 fps
MRender 2.2
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.3
1% 1.33 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.17%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
257GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001DEM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 10 17 15 37 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
6.56% Terrible
Read 2.2
Write 41.4
Mixed 11.7
SusWrite 20.7
14% 19 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
13% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 6.56%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
42.4% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 15.6
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 10.6
SC Mixed 11.8
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 6 5 60 11.6" 1280 720 AUO305C
Typical M11xR3 Builds (Compare 59 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M11xR3

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