Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.42% 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 Drive67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware M18xR2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M18xR2
Memory20.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180322
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateAug 07 '18 at 19:23
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 87.5
2-Core 174
68% 115 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 448
47% 379 Pts
64-Core 445
28% 445 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660M
Dell(1028 0550) 2GB
CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
7.42% Terrible
Lighting 8.23
Reflection 7.65
Parallax 9.97
7% 8.62 fps
MRender 11.8
Gravity 9.13
Splatting 11.3
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.42%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 256GB
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT07D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 249 250 250 249 247 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 443
Write 251
Mixed 179
SusWrite 248
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 34
4K Mixed 19.4
70% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 83.6
119% 224 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 90%
Seagate Momentus XT SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$35
60GB free
Firmware: SD28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 60 64 63 63 63 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
33.1% Below average
Read 52.7
Write 67.7
Mixed 44.3
SusWrite 62.5
42% 56.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KFYHV1-HYC Hynix HMT41GS6MFR8C-PB KFYHV1-HYC Hynix HMT41GS6MFR8C-PB 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
55% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 16.8
55% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical M18xR2 Builds (Compare 183 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M18xR2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $420
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HDDRAMUSB
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