Alienware M14xR1

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


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 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Alienware M14xR1 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M14xR1
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111224
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '17 at 17:12
Run Duration	89 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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 i7-2630QM-$199 39,605 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 70.6 2-Core 138 61% 99 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 343 39% 303 Pts	64-Core 346 21% 346 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 555M 4,170 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Dell(1028 0491) 3GB Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7633 Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	3.01% Terrible	Lighting 5.1 Reflection 6.27 Parallax 1.72 4% 4.36 fps	MRender 0.43 Gravity 1.1 Splatting 1.17 1% 0.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.01% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 679 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1092 (B1) Unknown 99 99 13 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 53 42 47 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 19 (F1) Unknown 99 99 4012673328	51.7% Above average	Read 263 Write 253 Mixed 262 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 44.8 4K Mixed 16.4 72% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 23.3 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 80.2 65% 86.8 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C11 2x8GB 456 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.8% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 18.1 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 14 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 68%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical M14xR1 Builds (Compare 155 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M14xR1

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	47x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	46x
Core i5-2430MIntel $53Bench 50%, 41,461 samples	20x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	79x
GeForce GT 555MNvidiaBench 4%, 4,170 samples	55x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	21x

SSD
840 250GBSamsung $251Bench 70%, 41,998 samples	6x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	5x
WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GBWDCBench 87%, 12,305 samples	4x

RAM
HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 47%, 143 samples	23x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	9x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	9x

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Value: 30% - Poor

Total price: $451

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 $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