Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.9% 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 Drive93.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware M18xR2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M18xR2
Memory17.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime23 Days
Run DateSep 26 '17 at 23:30
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820QM-$275
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 85.7
1-Core 97.9
2-Core 185
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 298
8-Core 422
45% 360 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 675M
Dell(1028 0550) 2GB
CLim: 620 MHz, MLim: 750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 353.84
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
11.9% Very poor
Lighting 14.6
Reflection 17.3
Parallax 13.2
12% 15.1 fps
MRender 13.4
Gravity 13.3
Splatting 16
12% 14.2 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 14%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Read 857
Write 613
Mixed 714
162% 728 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 13.2
69% 25.1 MB/s
DQ Read 18.9
DQ Write 46.4
DQ Mixed 12.6
15% 26 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 332%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB Samsung M471B1G73CB0-CK0 HMT351S6CFR8C-PB Samsung M471B1G73CB0-CK0 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.8% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 17.1
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 17.9
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 55.8%
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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