Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive47.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware M18xR2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M18xR2
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime47.4 Days
Run DateJul 28 '17 at 00:53
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3610QM-$300
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 87.2
2-Core 171
67% 114 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 434
50% 387 Pts
64-Core 433
27% 433 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7970M
Dell(1028 0550) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.5.2
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
11.7% Very poor
Lighting 14.6
Reflection 13
Parallax 19.3
12% 15.6 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 13.3
Splatting 16.1
11% 13.4 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 24%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1211 240GB SSD 754
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
47.9% Average
Read 267
Write 250
Mixed 259
58% 259 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 35.8
4K Mixed 15.6
69% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 19.3
DQ Write 40.4
DQ Mixed 14.3
15% 24.7 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 83%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
465GB free
Firmware: 0005 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 102
Write 106
Mixed 83.4
73% 97.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 0.89
4K Mixed 0.64
112% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 58%
Samsung HM641JI 640GB-$50
461GB free
Firmware: 2AJ1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
46.1% Average
Read 80.6
Write 79.9
Mixed 76.2
59% 78.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 1.25
4K Mixed 0.33
75% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264HZ-1G6M1 16JTF51264HZ-1G6M1 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
54.9% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 16.8
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 17.1
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M18xR2 Builds (Compare 184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M18xR2

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