Alienware M14xR2

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 40% Speed boat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.2% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware M14xR2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M14xR2
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	8.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '23 at 19:47
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3610QM-$300 38,575 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Memory 54.9 1-Core 50.5 2-Core 101 41% 68.8 Pts	4-Core 169 8-Core 223 25% 196 Pts	64-Core 242 15% 242 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0552) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5161 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	1.99% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 9.1 Parallax 2.6 3% 5.13 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.99% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 mSATA 128GB 865 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM44D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 151 184 157 105 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 392 Write 155 Mixed 164 SusWrite 136 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 28.3 4K Mixed 20.3 67% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 95 84% 127 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 95%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$47 57,200 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 99GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 50 43 53 52 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 51.7 Write 36 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 50.5 30% 40.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 107% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905428-105.A00G 2x8GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	35.5% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 12.7 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 9.8 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 144 28% 144 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	65	54	0	14"	1280 720	SEC544B

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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	117x
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	191x
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	18x
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 i5-13600K $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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16