alienware m11x r2 system assessment.

first of all thanks to kopicha for the 258.96 driver mod.

i tried the system assessment on windows the one on "control panel\system and security\system" i only got a rating of 3.2 just want to know how you guys are doing? is the 3.2 rate normal on alien ware m11x r2?

i run a core-i7, 8gb ram, 500gb alienware m11x r2

 

WEI means nothing, you were probably using the integrated gfx chip at the time.

 

Yes it gives a score level with your lowest scoring component, ie the intel gpu.

 

Windows experience calculates a different score across 5 categories. They are:

• Processor speed
• Memory (RAM) speed
• Graphics (2D)
• Gaming Graphics (3D)
• Primary Hard Disk speed

Your "Base Score" is determined by the lowest score in those 5 categories. However, the Base Score is a little tougher to calculate on an Alienware M11x, because of the switchable graphics.

Your "low" base score of 3.2 is because your score is based off of your Graphics (2D). If you have an Alienware M11x R1, and run the Windows Experience using the Intel GMA integrated GPU on your computer, then your Graphics 2D/3D scores will be low, and somewhere around 3.0. If you have an R1, then turn on the nVidia 335M GPU prior to running the benchmark, and your scores would be much higher.

If you have an R2 system, then Optimus would automatically switch between the Intel GPU and the nVidia 335M GPU during the appropriate 2D / 3D tests. Your overall Base Score will still be low on R2's, because your Graphics 2D score will be low (since it is running off of the Intel GMA GPU). But that's ok. For gaming purposes, the two scores that are most important (in order) are Gaming Graphics (3D), and then Processor score.

BTW, here is my Windows Experience score. Note that my overall Base Score is very low (3.1) because of the Graphics 2D score. But my machine will still game like a beast, because of the high Gaming Graphics 3D score and the Processor score. Those two scores are really the only ones that matter for gaming.

 

oh ok tnx guys i thought i was doing something wrong with my m11x.