Alienware M18xR1

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.8% 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	57.1% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware M18xR1 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M18xR1
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20111129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '22 at 18:29
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2920XM 906 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 105 2-Core 175 74% 124 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 497 54% 429 Pts	64-Core 492 30% 492 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680M 1,365 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Dell(1028 048F) 2GB CLim: 758 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Lighting 43.3 Reflection 22.8 Parallax 30.1 35% 32.1 fps	MRender 29.3 Gravity 29.5 Splatting 23.4 22% 27.4 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 666GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 233 232 234 236 236 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.1% Above average	Read 250 Write 235 Mixed 230 SusWrite 234 54% 237 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 42.7 4K Mixed 23.7 78% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 194 145% 192 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 104%
Sony Storage Media 64GB 320 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 23GB free, PID 09c2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 38 29 32 38 29 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 96.5 Write 56.5 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 33.1 85% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 49% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905428-095.D00LF 99U5428-053.A00LF 16GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.9% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 17.4 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 18.1 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 61%

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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 10%

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Alienware M18xR1

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	34x
Core i7-2860QMIntel $469Bench 62%, 4,317 samples	16x
Core i7-2960XMIntelBench 65%, 863 samples	12x

GPU
GeForce GTX 560MNvidiaBench 7%, 6,267 samples	34x
GeForce GTX 580MNvidiaBench 13%, 434 samples	23x
GTX 680MNvidiaBench 19%, 1,365 samples	11x

SSD
MX300 750GBCrucial $160Bench 89%, 24,471 samples	5x
MTFDDAK256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GBCrucialBench 77%, 2,468 samples	5x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	4x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	10x
HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 51%, 254 samples	7x
NT2GC64B88G0NS-DI 4x2GBNanyaBench 48%, 68 samples	5x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $360

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16