Alienware m18 R1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics8.72% 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 Drive140% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m18 R1  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0C9M5F
Memory36.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20230314
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 17 '23 at 12:57
Run Duration213 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-13980HX
U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 59.8
1-Core 184
2-Core 311
97% 185 Pts
4-Core 541
8-Core 901
88% 721 Pts
64-Core 1,822
113% 1,822 Pts
Poor: 111%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 121%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 0C49) 1GB
Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.3425
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
8.72% Terrible
Lighting 10
Reflection 287
Parallax 11.5
8% 103 fps
MRender 13.8
Gravity 11.3
Splatting 11.3
10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.72%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 8TB
7.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 609 578 596 714 762 723 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Read 1,360
Write 769
Mixed 840
SusWrite 664
202% 908 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 39.8
4K Mixed 26.3
93% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 499
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 382
279% 371 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 140%
Great: 702%
Nvme KBG50ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GB
456GB free
Firmware: 11200108 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 666 669 666 490 383 370 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
160% Outstanding
Read 1,420
Write 786
Mixed 925
SusWrite 541
204% 918 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 66.9
4K Mixed 47.4
164% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 574
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 545
375% 471 MB/s
Poor: 100%
This bench: 160%
Great: 270%
Nvme KBG50ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GB
372GB free
Firmware: 11200108 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1233 1090 364 358 331 364 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1,507
Write 1,340
Mixed 951
SusWrite 623
247% 1,106 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 73.2
4K Mixed 55.6
176% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 648
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 504
368% 489 MB/s
Poor: 100%
This bench: 175%
Great: 270%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMCG88AEBSA095N 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
127% Outstanding
MC Read 48.3
MC Write 50.8
MC Mixed 48
140% 49 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 25.9
83% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 128
31% 128 ns
Poor: 124%
This bench: 127%
Great: 161%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m18 R1 Builds (Compare 547 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 232%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 116%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 281%
UFO

System: Alienware m18 R1

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