Alienware M14xR2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware M14xR2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M14xR2
Memory	9.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130131
Uptime	6.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '17 at 21:58
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420 65,927 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72% Very good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 93 2-Core 178 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 307 8-Core 446 47% 376 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 69%

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: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.85% Terrible	Lighting 4.23 Reflection 7.42 Parallax 2.88 4% 4.84 fps	MRender 5.67 Gravity 2.33 Splatting 8.04 5% 5.35 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.85% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 815GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2AR20003 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 186 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 89 88 3463 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1100 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6297 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 135 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1108 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 99 99 33295401 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 58 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 86 86 150397 (C2) HDA temperature 64 51 219043659812 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 9 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 6059 (F1) Unknown 95 94 7771571 (F2) Unknown 94 89 8434740 (FE) Unknown 252 252 0	56.9% Above average	Read 98 Write 100 Mixed 88.7 72% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.28 91% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 59%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	7.73% Terrible	Read 21 Write 12.1 Mixed 7.61 15% 13.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.38 4K Write 0.25 4K Mixed 0.77 54% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.73% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB Micron 16JTF1G64HZ-1G6D1 12GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	40.2% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 11.1 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 12.8 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 48%

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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