Alienware M14xR1

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware M14xR1 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M14xR1
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '19 at 03:26
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2760QM-$130 10,423 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 89.9 1-Core 79.6 2-Core 53.2 54% 74.2 Pts	4-Core 103 8-Core 324 23% 213 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 555M 4,170 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Dell(1028 0491) 3GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8912 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	4.83% Terrible	Lighting 5.2 Reflection 6.42 Parallax 2.12 4% 4.58 fps	MRender 7.86 Gravity 5.3 Splatting 8.35 6% 7.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.83% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 231 226 231 229 228 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	69.9% Good	Read 247 Write 224 Mixed 227 SusWrite 228 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 56.9 4K Mixed 36.8 121% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 158 126% 177 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 2x4GB 143 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 17.2 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 15.3 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical M14xR1 Builds (Compare 155 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M14xR1

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	47x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	46x
Core i5-2430MIntel $53Bench 50%, 41,461 samples	20x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	79x
GeForce GT 555MNvidiaBench 4%, 4,170 samples	55x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	21x

SSD
840 250GBSamsung $251Bench 70%, 41,998 samples	6x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	5x
WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GBWDCBench 87%, 12,305 samples	4x

RAM
HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 47%, 143 samples	23x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	9x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	9x

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Value: 30% - Poor

Total price: $451

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16