Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	38.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware M18xR2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M18xR2
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '23 at 11:42
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420 65,927 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Memory 68.4 1-Core 81.7 2-Core 146 58% 98.7 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 356 38% 300 Pts	64-Core 372 23% 372 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 0550) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	3.2% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 2 Parallax 2.8 3% 2.9 fps	MRender 4.8 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.6 3% 3.9 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.2% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 50 64 48 60 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 192 Write 187 Mixed 147 SusWrite 62.4 33% 147 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 51.4 4K Mixed 17.8 72% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 83 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 158 110% 135 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 1TB 2,531 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 507GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 213 224 221 216 219 MB/s Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.6% Good	Read 211 Write 209 Mixed 221 SusWrite 220 49% 215 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 45 4K Mixed 30.6 103% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 196 148% 197 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 116%
WD Blue SSHD 1TB (2015)-$22 867 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 95GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 58 65 53 58 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 59.2 Write 44 Mixed 52.1 SusWrite 53.5 39% 52.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 60%
Seagate USB 2.0 Cable 64GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 60GB free, PID 5020 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 23 23 25 14 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 33.5 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 23.5 41% 30.5 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 3.8 184% 4.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 HMT451S6BFR8A-PB Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 16GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 10 30% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 8.8 26% 9.07 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 57%

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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 i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16