Alienware M14xR2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 28%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 29.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive46.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware M14xR2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M14xR2
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '20 at 03:36
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3210M-$52
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
29.8% Poor
Memory 48.3
1-Core 13.3
2-Core 32.6
23% 31.4 Pts
4-Core 67.7
8-Core 64.1
9% 65.9 Pts
64-Core 69.2
4% 69.2 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0552) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.19% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 7.27
Parallax 1.19
1% 3.25 fps
MRender 1.86
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 2.43
1% 1.68 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.19%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0628A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 235 258 247 221 236 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 313
Write 239
Mixed 228
SusWrite 239
57% 255 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 19.9
4K Mixed 12.7
46% 15.2 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 30.1
49% 93.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273EB0-YK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
32.1% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 13.5
35% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 3.7
SC Mixed 5.6
15% 5.17 GB/s
Latency 167
24% 167 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M14xR2 Builds (Compare 298 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M14xR2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $420
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