Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	60.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although 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.

System	Alienware M18xR2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M18xR2
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '20 at 18:27
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	93%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3920XM 797 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 103 2-Core 203 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 504 55% 436 Pts	64-Core 505 31% 505 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80 4,893 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 152 152 147 152 144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 332 Write 243 Mixed 264 SusWrite 149 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 39.8 4K Mixed 25.5 86% 28.9 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 214 173% 247 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 91%
SanDisk Extreme II 240GB-$110 3,009 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 164GB free Firmware: R1311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 182 173 164 164 172 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 384 Write 164 Mixed 118 SusWrite 172 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.3 3% 1 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 109%
Toshiba MK5065GSX 500GB-$52 4,140 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 61GB free Firmware: GJ003A SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 55 56 57 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 60.8 Write 57 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 56.3 36% 49.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 4x8GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 17.7 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 19.9 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 58%

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Gaming 16%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 14%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M18xR2

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	41x
Core i7-3840QMIntel $549Bench 66%, 3,981 samples	29x
Core i7-3940XMIntel $344Bench 70%, 2,187 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 680MNvidiaBench 19%, 1,365 samples	41x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	32x
GTX 675MNvidiaBench 12%, 994 samples	26x

SSD
SSDSC2KG038T8R 4TBBench 80%, 26 samples	11x
LMH-256V2M-11 MSATA 256GBLiteonBench 76%, 938 samples	6x
840 Evo mSATA 1TBSamsungBench 100%, 613 samples	6x

RAM
16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 32GBMicronBench 52%, 12 samples	11x
16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 32GBMicronBench 55%, 10 samples	9x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 53%, 1,421 samples	6x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $420

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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