Alienware M14xR2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.7% 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.
Boot Drive62.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
SystemAlienware M14xR2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M14xR2
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 15 '19 at 14:28
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3840QM-$549
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 87.3
1-Core 104
2-Core 199
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 505
55% 434 Pts
64-Core 494
30% 494 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M
Dell(1028 0552) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2531
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.7% Terrible
Lighting 7.03
Reflection 6.88
Parallax 8.31
6% 7.41 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 9.7
Splatting 10.7
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.7%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 288 258 254 254 272 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 392
Write 331
Mixed 247
SusWrite 270
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 34.6
4K Mixed 18.6
70% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 93.5
DQ Mixed 140
117% 175 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6MFR8C-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
56.8% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 17.5
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 57%

 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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