Alienware M14xR2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.38% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive60% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemAlienware M14xR2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M14xR2
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130913
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 25 '18 at 10:21
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 82.1
1-Core 92.9
2-Core 176
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 315
8-Core 446
48% 380 Pts
64-Core 448
28% 448 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M
Dell(1028 0552) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 24.21.14.1163
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
6.38% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 6.69
Parallax 8.09
6% 7.23 fps
MRender 10
Gravity 8.9
Splatting 9.78
8% 9.56 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.38%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 180GB
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 162 158 165 149 149 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
60% Above average
Read 301
Write 196
Mixed 224
SusWrite 153
49% 219 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 40
4K Mixed 26.3
91% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 140
130% 201 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 60%
Great: 82%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB
24GB free, PID 5590
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 17 17 17 16 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
13.6% Very poor
Read 25.3
Write 14.8
Mixed 19
SusWrite 16.4
24% 18.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.6
128% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
56.1% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 17.8
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16.6
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 76.7
52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M14xR2 Builds (Compare 298 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M14xR2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $420
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