Alienware M14xR2

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.6% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 20 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Alienware M14xR2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M14xR2
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '19 at 20:55
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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 i7-3610QM-$300 38,575 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 90.2 2-Core 163 68% 113 Pts	4-Core 290 8-Core 434 45% 362 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0552) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.57% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 6.88 Parallax 2.75 3% 4.51 fps	MRender 5.43 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 7.39 4% 5.02 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.57% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 250GB 4,026 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 307 306 307 297 199 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 442 Write 427 Mixed 378 SusWrite 302 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 35 116% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 363 274% 367 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 118%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 224GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 64 64 68 65 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 48.6 Write 1.7 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 65.8 32% 42 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 112% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT8GC64B8HB0NS-DI 2x8GB 612 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 17.6 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 17.7 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 55.7% 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 M14xR2 Builds (Compare 297 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

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Desktop 56%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware M14xR2

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	116x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	83x
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	35x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	191x
GeForce GT 650MNvidiaBench 6%, 12,732 samples	102x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	2x

SSD
PM830 mSATA 32GBSamsungBench 41%, 860 samples	18x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	12x
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	11x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	19x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 11,714 samples	15x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	14x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $420

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $32	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