Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
SystemAlienware M18xR2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M18xR2
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 24 '20 at 19:08
Run Duration228 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
44.7% Average
Memory 67.9
1-Core 33.1
2-Core 66.8
38% 55.9 Pts
4-Core 120
8-Core 166
18% 143 Pts
64-Core 168
10% 168 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 74%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
M18XR2_RAID0 1TB
823GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 194 202 192 201 202 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 188
Mixed 68.6
SusWrite 192
119% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 1.3
261% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 114%
Great: 126%
LaCie 2Big Quadra v3 8TB
224GB free, PID 105f
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 162 162 165 164 158 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 157
Write 149
Mixed 57.9
SusWrite 162
174% 131 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
104% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT8GC64B8HB0NS-DI 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
49.7% Average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 17.4
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 8.3
22% 7.57 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M18xR2 Builds (Compare 182 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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