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    M11x r2 WEI

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by cKranez, Jun 10, 2011.

  1. cKranez

    cKranez Notebook Guru

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    my wei #'s are ...
    Processor: 4.1
    Mem: 5.3
    Graphics: 3.2
    Gaming G: 6.3
    Hd: 5.3

    Question is why is my processor soo low?

    i have an m11x r2 i7 with 4gb.. any reasons? my bios is the newest one avaliable id assume.
     
    cKranez, Jun 10, 2011
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  2. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    Is it overclocked any bit? If its at 133mhz then it will be lower.
     
    DeeVu, Jun 10, 2011
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  3. cKranez

    cKranez Notebook Guru

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    no its not overclocked at all

    however i have throttle stop on
    does that make any difference?
     
    cKranez, Jun 10, 2011
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    UberJason Notebook Consultant

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    Maybe it's just because the i7-640UM isn't all that great of a processor. I mean, it's an i7, but it's also a ULV processor with a 1.2 GHz clock speed and only turbos up to 2.26 GHz.
     
    UberJason, Jun 10, 2011
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  5. DjId10t

    DjId10t Notebook Enthusiast

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    Processor: 5.5
    Mem: 5.6
    Graphics: 5.3
    Gaming G: 6.5
    Hd: 5.9

    All stock, latest drivers, and no overclocking of any kind.

    Edit: R2 by the way.
     
    DjId10t, Jun 10, 2011
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  6. hermitmaster

    hermitmaster Notebook Consultant

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    Processor: 6.1
    Mem: 5.9
    Graphics: 5.3
    Gaming G: 6.5
    Hd: 5.9

    Core i5 m11x r2, 166mhz, latest drivers, no gpu oc, throttlestop on 30w tdp
     
    hermitmaster, Jun 10, 2011
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  7. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    this is where it should be, i think the OP has a configuration problem
     
    ajslay, Jun 10, 2011
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  8. clodderes

    clodderes Notebook Enthusiast

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    How come the graphics can be at 5.3. mine is only 3.1 with the latest driver.
     
    clodderes, Jun 10, 2011
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  9. unclewebb

    unclewebb ThrottleStop Author

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    Run CPU-Z and make sure it is reporting 2 Cores, 4 Threads. Too many users have accidentally disabled one of their cores so it will only report 1 Core, 2 Threads.

    If this is the problem, run msconfig and click on Boot, Advanced Options and make sure Number of processors is NOT checked. Reboot after that.

    Once that is fixed, download ThrottleStop so you can run as fast as everyone else. :)

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m11x/524257-how-supercharge-m11x-core-i5-i7-um-cpus.html
     
    unclewebb, Jun 10, 2011
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  10. cKranez

    cKranez Notebook Guru

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    hi uncle webb sorry im not great with computers where do i check that it is running 2 cores, 4 threads? on cpu-z?
     
    cKranez, Jun 11, 2011
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  11. unclewebb

    unclewebb ThrottleStop Author

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    Towards the bottom right of CPU-Z.

    [​IMG]
     
    unclewebb, Jun 11, 2011
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  12. cKranez

    cKranez Notebook Guru

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    yea it def says 2 cores 4 threads... hmm any other reasons why i get a low wei score :( ?
     
    cKranez, Jun 11, 2011
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  13. mardon

    mardon Notebook Deity

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    Mine is

    Processor: 6.1
    Memory: 5.5 (Only 2GB or RAM @ 7-7-7-20 as one stick went bad)
    Graphics: 5.2 (Set to low performance for more vcore on the CPU)
    Gaming Graphics: 6.5
    Primary Hard Disk: 7.3

    Thats at the settings in my sig.
     
    mardon, Jun 11, 2011
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  14. unclewebb

    unclewebb ThrottleStop Author

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    Check the Task Manager. When your computer is idle at the desktop, what is the typical CPU Usage number? Do you have a pile of background junk running on your computer? The majority of NBR users are overclocking in the bios combined with ThrottleStop which gives a big boost in performance. If you don't do this, the UM processors that these laptops use can really lag.
     
    unclewebb, Jun 11, 2011
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  15. xrae

    xrae Notebook Enthusiast

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    Mine (r2 i7 OC 164Mhz, 4Gb RAM, 500Gb 7200rpm hdd) is:

    Processor: 6.0
    Mem: 5.9
    Graphics: 5.5
    Gaming G: 6.6
    Hd: 5.9

    How come the core i5 is 6.1 ?
     
    xrae, Jun 11, 2011
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  16. unclewebb

    unclewebb ThrottleStop Author

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    Because he overclocked the snot out of it up to a BCLK of 191 MHz. :D

    Why don't you guys do cKranez a favor and reset your laptops to default specs and run WEI without any overclocking? That would give him some numbers to compare to. As nice as these overclocked WEI scores are, they are useless to compare to since cKranez already stated that he is not overclocking.
     
    unclewebb, Jun 11, 2011
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  17. cKranez

    cKranez Notebook Guru

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    the cpu useage is that bar next to the graph right? if so its going from 0%-8% on just normal browsing like goign on chrome and having some programs open such as steam i have throttle stop and im using it befoer i even made this thread.. i have tpl set at 30/30 everything is unchanged from what i read? and shouldnt i have overclocking off? when i have throttlestop on? unless i read incorrectly somewhere... thank you unclewebb for your help and patience!
     
    cKranez, Jun 11, 2011
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  18. unclewebb

    unclewebb ThrottleStop Author

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    On the M11x-R2, ThrottleStop is designed to improve performance after you overclock in the bios. If you are not overclocking then ThrottleStop probably won't show any significant improvement.

    Your CPU Usage sounds fairly normal. If you want better performance then I guess you will have to overclock like everyone else is doing.
     
    unclewebb, Jun 11, 2011
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  19. DrGoodvibes

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    Below is a 'standard' BIOS over-clocked M11xR1 SU7300 1.6Ghz WEI for your reference.

    [​IMG]
     

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    DrGoodvibes, Jun 12, 2011
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  20. mardon

    mardon Notebook Deity

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    Its fine to overclock in the Bios. Alienware wouldn't have kept it in the bios if it wasn't safe.

    You may not be able to hit the full 166BLK due to the ram. It at very fast timings at stock and sometimes can't keep up. Try something around 150 and see how you get on.
     
    mardon, Jun 12, 2011
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  21. cKranez

    cKranez Notebook Guru

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    ok so i overclocked it and the score changed from 4.1 - 4.7 ... still pretty low what is going on :(!?
     
    cKranez, Jun 13, 2011
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  22. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    what bios are people using? I am on A04 and I can't even OC anything without it crashing!
     
    thegh0sts, Jun 13, 2011
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    hermitmaster Notebook Consultant

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    I'm on A04.
     
    hermitmaster, Jun 13, 2011
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    I'm on the volt modded A03 0.95V instead of 0.90v
     
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  25. bunnybash4

    bunnybash4 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Core i7 R2 all stock

    CPU 5.9
    RAM 5.7
    Graphics 5.3
    Gaming 6.4
    HDD 5.9

    Score: 5.3
     
    bunnybash4, Jun 17, 2011
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  26. yelohotshot

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    does anyone here know why im getting 2.3 for graphics score?

    this is making my base score 2.3 which is pathetic really considering i paid $1300 for R2....
     
    yelohotshot, Jun 19, 2011
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  27. kiwidaniel

    kiwidaniel Notebook Consultant

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    You are getting such a low wei score because it takes the lowest score out of all of them. If it "graphics" that are low, just update to the newest nvidia drivers. This will fix the problem. Im on 275.33.
     
    kiwidaniel, Jun 19, 2011
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  28. mardon

    mardon Notebook Deity

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    Just updated mine with the new RAM.

    6.4 CPU
    5.9 RAM
    5.4 Aero
    6.6 Gaming
    7.1 HDD

    Having the intel graphics does have its drawbacks. With Aero on AutoCAD 2010 can be a little laggy and not particularly nice to use. Using game booster which turns off Aero its far more snappy than my 2.66 Quad Core work desktop.
     
    mardon, Jun 21, 2011
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