Alienware M14xR2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.46% 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 Drive	The 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware M14xR2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M14xR2
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '17 at 17:36
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3840QM-$549 3,981 User benchmarks, average bench 66% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 96.3 2-Core 182 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 308 8-Core 396 45% 352 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M 12,732 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Dell(1028 0552) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7892 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	8.46% Terrible	Lighting 9.43 Reflection 8.65 Parallax 11.1 8% 9.73 fps	MRender 12.9 Gravity 11.2 Splatting 12.4 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.46% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB 40,079 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0001SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 80354376 (03) Spinup time 98 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 548 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 117715743 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 8675833940824 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 546 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 50 722796587 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 79 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 58 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1257 (C2) HDA temperature 43 50 77309411371 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 97 97 807453854551 (F1) Unknown 100 253 18318049132 (F2) Unknown 100 253 20254267782 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	48.7% Average	Read 86.9 Write 83.2 Mixed 69.8 60% 80 MB/s	4K Read 0.18 4K Write 0.27 4K Mixed 0.09 22% 0.18 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 77%
ADATA HD710M 1TB 305 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 449GB free, PID a54a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 81.2 Write 83.3 Mixed 70.2 100% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 0.38 4K Mixed 0.25 24% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BF160B.C16 CT102464BF160B.M16 16GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.7% Average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 16 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 13.3 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 57%

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 56%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware M14xR2

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	116x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	83x
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	35x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	191x
GeForce GT 650MNvidiaBench 6%, 12,732 samples	103x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	2x

SSD
PM830 mSATA 32GBSamsungBench 41%, 860 samples	18x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	12x
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	11x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	19x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 11,714 samples	15x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	14x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $420

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16