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Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive76.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
CPU throttled at 93% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
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SystemAlienware M18xR2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M18xR2
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 12 '19 at 20:53
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
CPU Throttled 93%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3940XM-$344
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 590
67% 524 Pts
64-Core 595
37% 595 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 86.1%
 Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
Dell(1028 0550) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 353.82
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 25% Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDSC2KG038T8R 4TB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV1DL60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 404 403 405 406 405 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 325
Write 396
Mixed 338
SusWrite 404
83% 366 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 43.8
4K Mixed 24
80% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 297
230% 314 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑
This bench: 76.8%
 Great: 89%
SSDSC2KG038T8R 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: XCV1DL60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 398 395 397 406 406 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
73.6% Very good
Read 309
Write 392
Mixed 330
SusWrite 398
81% 357 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 41.6
4K Mixed 23.2
77% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 261
204% 280 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑
This bench: 73.6%
 Great: 89%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 97 97 94 97 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
46.3% Average
Read 65.8
Write 48.7
Mixed 47.2
SusWrite 94.3
47% 64 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 0.5
163% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑
This bench: 46.3%
 Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 M471B1G73DB0-YK0 M471B1G73QH0-YK0 Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
57.1% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 16.9
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 68.3
58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑
This bench: 57.1%
 Great: 57%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical M18xR2 Builds (Compare 182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 14%
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System: Alienware M18xR2

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel  $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples40x
Core i7-3840QMIntel  $549Bench 66%, 3,981 samples29x
Core i7-3940XMIntel  $344Bench 70%, 2,187 samples28x
GPU
GTX 680MNvidiaBench 19%, 1,365 samples40x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples32x
GTX 675MNvidiaBench 12%, 994 samples26x
SSD
SSDSC2KG038T8R 4TBBench 80%, 26 samples11x
LMH-256V2M-11 MSATA 256GBLiteonBench 76%, 938 samples6x
840 Evo mSATA 1TBSamsungBench 100%, 613 samples6x
RAM
16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 32GBMicronBench 52%, 12 samples11x
16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 32GBMicronBench 55%, 10 samples9x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 53%, 1,421 samples6x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $420
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Intel Core i5-12600K $15Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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