Alienware M14xR2

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.07% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '20 at 01:19
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820QM-$275 3,135 User benchmarks, average bench 66% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 96.7 2-Core 195 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 481 52% 411 Pts	64-Core 487 30% 487 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 75%

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. 10.18.10.5146 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	4.07% Terrible	Lighting 4.47 Reflection 5.92 Parallax 3.06 4% 4.48 fps	MRender 6 Gravity 2.53 Splatting 8.48 5% 5.67 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.07% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-256L9S-11 2.5 7mm 256GB 4,915 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: HC8110C SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 402 372 393 389 360 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 441 Write 364 Mixed 272 SusWrite 386 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 20.9 76% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 217 194% 295 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 103%
Seagate Portable 1TB 1,012 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 101GB free, PID 2332 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	8.26% Terrible	Read 30.7 Write 34.7 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 11.2 30% 23.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.26% Great: 38%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 16 17 16 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 37.7 Write 29.8 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 16.6 37% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 1 304% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 107%
Seagate FreeAgentDesktop 500GB 1,370 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 335GB free, PID 3000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 30.8 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 9.6 33% 25 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73BH0-CK0 2x8GB 1,654 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 17.1 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 16 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 57%

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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