Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 12% 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	20% 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	62.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 55% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Alienware M18xR2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M18xR2
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130131
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '21 at 12:46
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%
CPU Throttled	55%

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 i7-3820QM-$275 3,135 User benchmarks, average bench 66% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Memory 65.2 1-Core 84.5 2-Core 101 52% 83.5 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 263 26% 212 Pts	64-Core 265 16% 265 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 75%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7970M 939 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Dell(1028 0550) 2GB Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	20% Very poor	Lighting 24.9 Reflection 28.5 Parallax 35.2 20% 29.5 fps	MRender 25.5 Gravity 26.2 Splatting 20.5 19% 24.1 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB 9,379 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 284 279 289 282 271 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 420 Write 276 Mixed 249 SusWrite 282 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 35.3 4K Mixed 18.8 66% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 83.6 DQ Mixed 124 108% 166 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 80%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 546GB free Firmware: AX002D SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 100 100 100 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 84 Write 83.4 Mixed 31.4 SusWrite 98.7 54% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF51264HZ-1G6M1 4x4GB 173 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	52.3% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 18.8 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 113 35% 113 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	18.5"	1280 720	SEC5448

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Gaming 16%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 14%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M18xR2

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	41x
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	41x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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