Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	18.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	42.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware M18xR2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M18xR2
Memory	16.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	11.7 Days
Run Date	May 24 '21 at 23:37
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220 14,369 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 77.3 1-Core 80.3 2-Core 141 60% 99.7 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 376 41% 326 Pts	64-Core 433 27% 433 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7970M 939 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Dell(1028 0550) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Lighting 23 Reflection 28.9 Parallax 34.6 19% 28.8 fps	MRender 25 Gravity 25.8 Splatting 20.4 19% 23.7 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 128GB 663 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM13D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 169 173 169 172 163 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.2% Average	Read 219 Write 191 Mixed 135 SusWrite 168 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 31.1 4K Mixed 16.2 58% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 60.2 DQ Mixed 105 80% 112 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 68%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 479GB free Firmware: 0005DEM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 112 112 113 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 94.1 Write 77.4 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 111 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB Samsung M471B1G73CB0-CK0 HMT351S6CFR8C-PB Samsung M471B1G73CB0-CK0 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50% Average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 16.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 85.6 47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 56%

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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 16%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 14%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M18xR2

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	40x
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	40x
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 $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