Alienware M14xR2

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.69% 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 Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware M14xR2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M14xR2
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '21 at 05:56
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3230M-$100 61,311 User benchmarks, average bench 49% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 72.9 1-Core 86.1 2-Core 149 61% 103 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 203 28% 206 Pts	64-Core 207 13% 207 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M 12,732 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Dell(1028 0552) 1GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9125 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	6.69% Terrible	Lighting 7.5 Reflection 9.5 Parallax 10.7 6% 9.23 fps	MRender 10.9 Gravity 9.6 Splatting 8.6 8% 9.7 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.69% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 32GB 860 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 30GB free Firmware: CXM13D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 84 84 84 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 357 Write 85.8 Mixed 131 SusWrite 84.1 36% 164 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 28.3 4K Mixed 13.7 53% 18.6 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 34 DQ Mixed 59.2 58% 96.9 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 44%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB 31,958 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 661GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 61 57 76 79 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 86.7 Write 85 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 69.5 53% 72.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 109% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 8GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 16.9 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 94.8 42% 94.8 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 51%

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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 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M14xR2

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	119x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	83x
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	35x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	193x
GeForce GT 650MNvidiaBench 6%, 12,732 samples	104x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	2x

SSD
PM830 mSATA 32GBSamsungBench 41%, 860 samples	19x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	12x
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	11x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	19x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 11,714 samples	15x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	14x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $420

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16