Alienware M18xR1

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26% 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 Drive	94.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Alienware M18xR1 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M18xR1
Memory	10.6 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111129
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '19 at 20:47
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2670QM-$200 51,169 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67% Good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 77.8 2-Core 155 63% 106 Pts	4-Core 271 8-Core 385 41% 328 Pts	64-Core 384 24% 384 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M 2,147 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Dell(1028 048F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26% Poor	Lighting 30.6 Reflection 32.1 Parallax 43.3 25% 35.3 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 35 Splatting 31.3 28% 34.8 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 42%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 309GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 369 355 355 356 355 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 436 Mixed 404 SusWrite 359 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 38.3 127% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 367 263% 335 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 129%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free Firmware: SBK2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 130 133 132 134 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 95.7 Write 98.5 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 128 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 217% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5773DH0-CK0 M471B5773CHS-CH9 M471B5773DH0-CK0 Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 14GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	MC Read 11.9 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 10.8 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 11.9 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 46%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical M18xR1 Builds (Compare 106 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M18xR1

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	34x
Core i7-2860QMIntel $469Bench 62%, 4,317 samples	16x
Core i7-2960XMIntelBench 65%, 863 samples	12x

GPU
GeForce GTX 560MNvidiaBench 7%, 6,267 samples	34x
GeForce GTX 580MNvidiaBench 13%, 434 samples	23x
GTX 680MNvidiaBench 19%, 1,365 samples	11x

SSD
MX300 750GBCrucial $160Bench 89%, 24,471 samples	5x
MTFDDAK256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GBCrucialBench 77%, 2,468 samples	5x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	4x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	10x
HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 51%, 254 samples	7x
NT2GC64B88G0NS-DI 4x2GBNanyaBench 48%, 68 samples	5x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $360

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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