Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive76.3% 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemAlienware M18xR2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M18xR2
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 13 '19 at 18:06
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 87.6
1-Core 118
2-Core 237
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 564
63% 493 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
Dell(1028 0550) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1347 MHz, MLim: 1482 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 353.82
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 25% Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDSC2KG038T8R 4TB
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV1DL60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 403 402 402 404 402 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Read 318
Write 400
Mixed 337
SusWrite 402
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 43.2
4K Mixed 24
80% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 293
228% 310 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 89%
SSDSC2KG038T8R 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: XCV1DL60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 403 403 402 404 402 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 344
Write 397
Mixed 335
SusWrite 401
84% 370 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 44
4K Mixed 24.5
80% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 300
232% 315 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 89%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 107 107 112 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 80.6
Write 72.4
Mixed 41.9
SusWrite 108
55% 75.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.5
179% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 54.5%
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)
56.7% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 17.3
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 18.8
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 57%

 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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