Alienware m11x Refresh: Core i5/i7 vs CULV Benchmarks

Alienware m11xLots of potential buyers are probably interested in how the minuscule gaming laptop from Dell, the Alienware m11x, performs after the update from Core 2 Duo CULV CPUs to high-end Arrandale low-voltage Core i7 and Core i5 processors. Now thanks to Anandtech, the results are in. Jarred Walton has tested the 2nd revision of the m11x with an i7-640UM and compared it to the old one (Core 2 SU7300).

It looks like the GT 335 M GPU was not bottle-necked by the CULV processor, as the differences between gaming on the old vs. the new version is almost negligible–just one or a few frames per second. Application performance is another matter entirely thanks to the new low-voltage Core i7, but battery life has taken a hit also. On the whole, there seems to be both pros and cons with moving to the new revision of the m11x.

Jesper Berg
Jesper Berg

Gaming hardware enthusiast since the 80286 era.

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