Alienware M14xR1

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Speed boat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.65% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	26.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware M14xR1 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M14xR1
Memory	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111224
Uptime	29.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '23 at 00:19
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199 39,605 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Memory 77.8 1-Core 34.1 2-Core 68.3 41% 60.1 Pts	4-Core 117 8-Core 174 18% 146 Pts	64-Core 214 13% 214 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0491) 2GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	1.65% Terrible	Lighting 1.9 Reflection 7.6 Parallax 1.4 2% 3.63 fps	MRender 2.7 Gravity 1.7 Splatting 2.4 2% 2.27 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.65% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 790GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKZ1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 187 206 213 223 236 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.6% Poor	Read 105 Write 62.5 Mixed 28.6 SusWrite 209 23% 101 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 11 4K Mixed 7.5 30% 9.3 MB/s	DQ Read 14.4 DQ Write 13.9 DQ Mixed 12.9 10% 13.7 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 2x4GB 143 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	49.1% Average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.7 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 10.3 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 84.7 47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.1% 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%	35	41	13	60	14"	1366 768	LGD0292

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 52%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Alienware M14xR1

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	47x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	46x
Core i5-2430MIntel $53Bench 50%, 41,461 samples	20x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	79x
GeForce GT 555MNvidiaBench 4%, 4,170 samples	55x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	21x

SSD
840 250GBSamsung $251Bench 70%, 41,998 samples	6x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	5x
WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GBWDCBench 87%, 12,305 samples	4x

RAM
HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 47%, 143 samples	23x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	9x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	9x

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Value: 30% - Poor

Total price: $451

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16