Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware M18xR2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M18xR2
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateNov 27 '18 at 05:50
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
43.9% Average
Memory 69
1-Core 33.1
2-Core 62.3
38% 54.8 Pts
4-Core 104
8-Core 158
16% 131 Pts
64-Core 161
10% 161 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680M
Dell(1028 0550) 2GB
CLim: 758 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.94
Relative performance (0th percentile)
3.97% Terrible
Lighting 4.33
Reflection 3.96
Parallax 5.56
4% 4.62 fps
MRender 6.43
Gravity 5.17
Splatting 6.04
5% 5.88 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 3.97%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 127 121 131 151 125 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 154
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 131
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 91%
Great: 184%
Lacie 2Big Quadra v3 8TB
779GB free
Firmware: 051E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 174 165 174 193 198 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 216
Write 182
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 180
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
444% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 114%
Great: 127%
Patriot Memory 127GB
61GB free, PID 6000
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 214 196 217 238 241 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 265
Write 236
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 221
261% 201 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1.2
84% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT8GC64B8HB0NS-DI 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
48.2% Average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 16.5
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 8
22% 7.57 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M18xR2 Builds (Compare 182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M18xR2

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