Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31.5% 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 Drive46.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware M18xR2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M18xR2
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 08 '19 at 14:24
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 87.8
2-Core 189
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 461
50% 396 Pts
64-Core 478
30% 478 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680M
Dell(1028 0550) 2GB
CLim: 758 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
31.5% Below average
Lighting 45
Reflection 22.4
Parallax 28.5
37% 32 fps
MRender 29.1
Gravity 28.4
Splatting 22.6
21% 26.7 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1c62
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 90 77 47 43 66 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 354
Write 82.8
Mixed 133
SusWrite 75.4
35% 161 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 36.4
4K Mixed 20.1
78% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 70.2
DQ Mixed 74.9
62% 89.3 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 99%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
921GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 113 114 114 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
61.5% Good
Read 99
Write 101
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 114
69% 93.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 0.7
239% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
54.8% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.8
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 17.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M18xR2 Builds (Compare 183 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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