Alienware M14xR2

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 26% Raft	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 26.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	1.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.

Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware M14xR2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M14xR2
Memory	2.8 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '20 at 08:13
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	99%

PC Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2450M-$225 51,836 User benchmarks, average bench 49% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	26.1% Poor	Memory 44.5 1-Core 12.2 2-Core 25.7 20% 27.5 Pts	4-Core 47 8-Core 43.3 6% 45.2 Pts	64-Core 35.5 2% 35.5 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0552) 2GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	1.08% Terrible	Lighting 1.2 Reflection 1.73 Parallax 0.84 1% 1.26 fps	MRender 1.71 Gravity 0.67 Splatting 2.13 1% 1.5 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.08% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 271 225 252 255 248 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 380 Write 330 Mixed 330 SusWrite 253 73% 323 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 23.4 4K Mixed 15.9 57% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 84.2 DQ Write 85.7 DQ Mixed 110 76% 93.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI Micron 8JTF25664HZ-1G6M1 6GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	20.8% Poor	MC Read 7.4 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 8 21% 7.5 GB/s	SC Read 5 SC Write 4.4 SC Mixed 4.6 13% 4.67 GB/s	Latency 182 22% 182 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 51%

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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 298 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	103x
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 $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