Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	23.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Alienware M18xR2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M18xR2
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '17 at 00:02
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3610QM-$300 38,575 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Memory 85.8 1-Core 86.4 2-Core 172 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 432 42% 345 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7970M 939 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Dell(1028 0550) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	23.3% Poor	Lighting 28.9 Reflection 27.2 Parallax 36.4 24% 30.8 fps	MRender 24.7 Gravity 25.2 Splatting 32.1 23% 27.3 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1211 240GB SSD 754 7 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: CS12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 13 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 174 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 56 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 28 100 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 6 (C4) Reallocation count 98 98 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 108 (E7) Temperature 100 100 28 (E9) Unknown 0 0 1 (EA) Unknown 0 0 6 (F1) Unknown 0 0 1095 (F2) Unknown 0 0 1516	47.8% Average	Read 264 Write 253 Mixed 259 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 36.4 4K Mixed 14.8 68% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 22 DQ Write 42 DQ Mixed 14.5 16% 26.2 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 83%
PNY CS1211 240GB SSD 754 7 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 22 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 170 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 67 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 26 100 26 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 55 (C4) Reallocation count 98 98 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 88 (E7) Temperature 100 100 26 (E9) Unknown 0 0 288 (EA) Unknown 0 0 6 (F1) Unknown 0 0 985 (F2) Unknown 0 0 1840	59.8% Above average	Read 264 Write 253 Mixed 252 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 36.6 4K Mixed 25.3 82% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 14.5 58% 127 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 83%
Samsung HM641JI 640GB-$50 10,598 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 401GB free Firmware: 2AJ1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 18509 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 89 88 3414 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3294 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 24097 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 142 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3167 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 7103 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 42 253403594775 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 972 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 142 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 88 88 121761	46.5% Average	Read 82 Write 79.9 Mixed 78.8 60% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.24 4K Mixed 0.37 84% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF51264HZ-1G6M1 16JTF51264HZ-1G6M1 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.3% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 16.8 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 16.7 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 56%

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Gaming 16%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 14%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M18xR2

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	42x
Core i7-3840QMIntel $549Bench 66%, 3,981 samples	29x
Core i7-3940XMIntel $344Bench 70%, 2,187 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 680MNvidiaBench 19%, 1,365 samples	42x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	32x
GTX 675MNvidiaBench 12%, 994 samples	26x

SSD
SSDSC2KG038T8R 4TBBench 80%, 26 samples	11x
LMH-256V2M-11 MSATA 256GBLiteonBench 76%, 938 samples	6x
840 Evo mSATA 1TBSamsungBench 100%, 613 samples	6x

RAM
16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 32GBMicronBench 52%, 12 samples	11x
16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 32GBMicronBench 55%, 10 samples	9x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 53%, 1,421 samples	6x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $420

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16