Alienware M14xR2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 46.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.21% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware M14xR2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M14xR2
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateDec 07 '18 at 05:21
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3610QM-$300
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
46.7% Average
Memory 71.5
1-Core 33.1
2-Core 66.9
39% 57.2 Pts
4-Core 123
8-Core 166
18% 145 Pts
64-Core 166
10% 166 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M
Dell(1028 0552) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9125
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
7.21% Terrible
Lighting 8.1
Reflection 7.35
Parallax 9.47
7% 8.3 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 9.47
Splatting 10.6
8% 10.2 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.21%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 32GB
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM12D1Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 325
Write 82.3
Mixed 124
38% 177 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 25.5
4K Mixed 11.5
51% 17.4 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 32.4
DQ Mixed 55.2
54% 90.8 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 44%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70
382GB free
Firmware: 0002DEM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 97 97 98 99 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
49.5% Average
Read 75.2
Write 83.7
Mixed 49
SusWrite 97.4
56% 76.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
103% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264HZ-1G6M1 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
49.2% Average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 17.2
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 7.8
21% 7.43 GB/s
Latency 98
41% 98 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 58%

 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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