Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	60.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Alienware M18xR2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M18xR2
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '22 at 18:01
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3840QM-$549 3,981 User benchmarks, average bench 66% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 65.4 1-Core 105 2-Core 191 67% 120 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 482 51% 409 Pts	64-Core 510 32% 510 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 0550) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 31.0.15.1694 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	62.7% Good	Lighting 72.5 Reflection 104 Parallax 81.4 59% 85.9 fps	MRender 87 Gravity 79.3 Splatting 87.9 70% 84.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 228 230 243 231 219 MB/s Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	60.9% Good	Read 240 Write 242 Mixed 142 SusWrite 228 48% 213 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 22.3 94% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 52.7 80% 151 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 250GB 4,026 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 122GB free Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 233 236 247 248 248 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	76.1% Very good	Read 255 Write 243 Mixed 232 SusWrite 240 55% 242 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 41 136% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 197 149% 199 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 118%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 224GB free Firmware: SBM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 116 115 116 115 120 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	48% Average	Read 52.8 Write 73 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 114 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.5 153% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 71%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87 21,339 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 566GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 125 126 126 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 115 Write 116 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 124 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT8GC64B8HB0NS-DI CMSX8GX3M1A1600C10 NT8GC64B8HB0NS-DI CMSX8GX3M1A1600C10 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	MC Read 11.6 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 9.5 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 6.9 21% 7.23 GB/s	Latency 113 36% 113 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 49%

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

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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

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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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16