Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.5% 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	77.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	18.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '19 at 22:29
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3840QM-$549 3,981 User benchmarks, average bench 66% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 7 threads Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	61.6% Good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 75.4 2-Core 133 60% 97.2 Pts	4-Core 223 8-Core 282 32% 252 Pts	64-Core 299 18% 299 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680M 1,365 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Dell(1028 0550) 2GB CLim: 758 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Lighting 44.9 Reflection 21.9 Parallax 31.8 37% 32.9 fps	MRender 29.4 Gravity 28.7 Splatting 22.8 22% 27 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 934GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 307 306 313 315 387 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 473 Write 423 Mixed 423 SusWrite 321 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 33.8 4K Mixed 31.5 98% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 147 118% 170 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 131GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 218 217 222 224 53 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.7% Above average	Read 254 Write 232 Mixed 228 SusWrite 190 51% 226 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 29.1 4K Mixed 26.9 94% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 149 112% 152 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 126%
Samsung 840 Evo mSATA 1TB 613 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 65GB free Firmware: EXT43B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 217 215 220 222 78 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.3% Above average	Read 253 Write 212 Mixed 229 SusWrite 193 50% 222 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 32.4 4K Mixed 30.8 98% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 150 112% 151 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 122%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 85GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 220 219 223 226 229 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 474 Write 434 Mixed 367 SusWrite 221 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 36.1 4K Mixed 30 100% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 156 115% 153 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 133%
Asmedia AS2115 240GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 38GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 70 69 69 67 73 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 19%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 56 56 56 56 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 135 Write 140 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 56.9 66% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 0.4 214% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 244GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 55 55 56 56 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 119 Write 141 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 56.2 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.7 317% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 92%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 5TB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 744GB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 74 75 75 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 135 Write 97 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 76.6 113% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 129% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 433 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 18.2 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 14.3 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 59%

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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	41x
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	41x
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 $273	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 $40	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