Alienware M14xR1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.26% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware M14xR1 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M14xR1
Memory	1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110505
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '20 at 22:57
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199 39,605 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 73.1 2-Core 142 61% 100 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 349 36% 292 Pts	64-Core 347 22% 347 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 555M 4,170 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Dell(1028 0491) 1.5GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8912 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.26% Terrible	Lighting 1.6 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 0.6 1% 1.57 fps	MRender 2.6 Gravity 1.9 Splatting 0.3 1% 1.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.26% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$80 4,559 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 436GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 62 57 54 62 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 97.6 Write 96.3 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 65.2 60% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325S6BFR8C-PB 2x2GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	50.6% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 16.3 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 12.4 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M14xR1

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	48x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	46x
Core i5-2430MIntel $53Bench 50%, 41,461 samples	23x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	82x
GeForce GT 555MNvidiaBench 4%, 4,170 samples	56x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	22x

SSD
840 250GBSamsung $251Bench 70%, 41,998 samples	6x
MX500 1TBCrucial $88Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	5x
WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GBWDCBench 87%, 12,305 samples	4x

RAM
HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 47%, 143 samples	24x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	10x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	9x

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Value: 30% - Poor

Total price: $451

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16