Alienware M18xR1

Performance Results

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


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. 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 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	Alienware M18xR1 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M18xR1
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 01 '21 at 15:33
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	4%

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 i7-2920XM 906 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Memory 86.6 1-Core 90.7 2-Core 158 67% 112 Pts	4-Core 80.9 8-Core 108 12% 94.2 Pts	64-Core 370 23% 370 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M 3,887 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Dell(1028 048F) 1.5GB Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 306.97 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 6% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$99 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 878GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 448 421 430 431 430 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 427 Mixed 407 SusWrite 437 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 39.8 142% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 308 237% 324 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 137%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$99 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 930GB free Firmware: SVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 448 421 430 431 430 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 429 Mixed 408 SusWrite 437 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 41 142% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 367 270% 354 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 137%
UFD 3.0 Silicon-Power16G 16GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 7GB free, PID 0902 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 29.7 Write 20.7 Mixed 15 SusWrite 20.2 27% 21.4 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 20% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 19%
JetFlash Transcend 8GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 2GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 3.6 4.4 4.7 4.5 5.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	7.78% Terrible	Read 27.5 Write 11.7 Mixed 5 SusWrite 4.6 13% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 47% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.78% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD34G16002S 4x4GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 17.7 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 17.7 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 55%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical M18xR1 Builds (Compare 106 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M18xR1

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	34x
Core i7-2860QMIntel $469Bench 62%, 4,317 samples	16x
Core i7-2960XMIntelBench 65%, 863 samples	12x

GPU
GeForce GTX 560MNvidiaBench 7%, 6,267 samples	34x
GeForce GTX 580MNvidiaBench 13%, 434 samples	23x
GTX 680MNvidiaBench 19%, 1,365 samples	11x

SSD
MX300 750GBCrucial $160Bench 89%, 24,471 samples	5x
MTFDDAK256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GBCrucialBench 77%, 2,468 samples	5x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	4x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	10x
HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 51%, 254 samples	7x
NT2GC64B88G0NS-DI 4x2GBNanyaBench 48%, 68 samples	5x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $360

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