Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.2% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 93% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemAlienware M18xR2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M18xR2
Memory9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 25 '19 at 22:52
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 93%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3920XM
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 89.2
1-Core 120
2-Core 231
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 560
60% 475 Pts
64-Core 290
18% 290 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 80%
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 (100th percentile)
34.2% Below average
Lighting 50.6
Reflection 25.1
Parallax 35.9
41% 37.2 fps
MRender 31.4
Gravity 20.5
Splatting 23.8
20% 25.3 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
810GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 157 146 171 187 177 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 157
Mixed 31.9
SusWrite 164
93% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 184%
Seagate ST9160823AS 160GB-$51
149GB free
Firmware: 3.AAB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 49 51 50 51 49 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
30% Below average
Read 54.6
Write 53.6
Mixed 38.2
SusWrite 49.9
36% 49.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 30%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325S6BFR8C-PB RMT3160ED58E9W1600 HMT325S6BFR8C-PB Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.8% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 17.3
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 18.1
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M18xR2 Builds (Compare 184 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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HDDRAMUSB
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