Alienware M14xR2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.21% 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 Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware M14xR2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M14xR2
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180322
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '18 at 23:48
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70% Good	Memory 84 1-Core 87.6 2-Core 171 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 418 46% 362 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M 12,732 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Dell(1028 0552) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9125 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	7.21% Terrible	Lighting 8.07 Reflection 7.42 Parallax 9.47 7% 8.32 fps	MRender 10.7 Gravity 9.47 Splatting 10.6 8% 10.3 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.21% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: GH2OA500 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 73014444033 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 2695 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 58 58 18437 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 2631 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 101 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 81 81 198851 (C2) HDA temperature 125 125 261992874032 (C4) Reallocation count 87 87 354 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 59 59 18068 (F1) Unknown 98 98 148016417698 (F2) Unknown 98 98 177197564390 (FE) Unknown 100 100 10	51.5% Above average	Read 99 Write 80.7 Mixed 83 66% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.21 4K Write 0.93 4K Mixed 0.08 35% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 72%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 863GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 39.1 Write 31 Mixed 33.9 43% 34.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.17 37% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GB 5,366 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.7 54% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 15.7 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 58%

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

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Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M14xR2

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	116x
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	103x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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