Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Alienware M18xR2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M18xR2
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '21 at 20:29
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2960XM 863 User benchmarks, average bench 65% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 71.5 2-Core 143 61% 99.7 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 360 39% 310 Pts	64-Core 364 23% 364 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 282 User benchmarks, average bench 73% Dell(1028 0550) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1164 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.6% Above average	Lighting 64.3 Reflection 74.2 Parallax 67 52% 68.5 fps	MRender 74 Gravity 65.3 Splatting 58.3 53% 65.9 fps
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon LMH-256V2M-11 MSATA 256GB 938 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: FM8110C SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 226 232 232 232 233 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.5% Above average	Read 250 Write 231 Mixed 222 SusWrite 211 51% 228 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 32.6 4K Mixed 22.6 75% 24.7 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 154 125% 176 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 96%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 678GB free Firmware: SM28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 108 108 107 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 108 Write 114 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 104 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.1 399% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	54.9% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 17.9 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 15.2 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 97%

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 M18xR2 Builds (Compare 184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 16%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 14%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M18xR2

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	42x
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	42x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $420

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16