Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


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 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 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.5% 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	46% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Alienware M18xR2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M18xR2
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '23 at 14:14
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

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 i7-3610QM-$300 38,575 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 80.9 2-Core 163 65% 109 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 409 44% 351 Pts	64-Core 407 25% 407 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M 14,160 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Dell(1028 0550) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.5% Below average	Lighting 45.7 Reflection 57.4 Parallax 22.9 37% 42 fps	MRender 56.2 Gravity 48.9 Splatting 29.2 35% 44.8 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$106 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 800GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 78 80 81 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 400 Write 79.5 Mixed 129 SusWrite 80.2 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 15.8 63% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 80.7 DQ Mixed 115 90% 126 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 128%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 235 229 239 245 246 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63.8% Good	Read 240 Write 228 Mixed 221 SusWrite 232 52% 230 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 39.6 4K Mixed 29.7 100% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 198 148% 198 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 128%
Adata Premier Pro SP920 256GB-$203 2,823 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 151GB free Firmware: 1.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 343 339 349 348 345 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 415 Write 312 Mixed 244 SusWrite 337 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 33.2 4K Mixed 19.9 68% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 64.7 104% 201 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KN2M64-ETB 4x8GB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.4 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 16.4 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 58%

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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	70	59	60	18.5"	1280 720	SEC5448

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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 i5-13600K $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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16