Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	30.9% 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)
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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware M18xR2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M18xR2
Memory	16.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '19 at 23:34
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 82.5 1-Core 65.9 2-Core 106 54% 84.6 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 323 32% 258 Pts	64-Core 324 20% 324 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.9% 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 (98^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Lighting 44 Reflection 21.5 Parallax 27.9 36% 31.1 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 28 Splatting 22.4 21% 26.3 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 399 391 406 406 406 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 85% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 136GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 227 222 232 232 113 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	65.5% Good	Read 251 Write 230 Mixed 221 SusWrite 205 51% 227 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 42.3 4K Mixed 33.9 109% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 178 139% 191 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 126%
Samsung 840 Evo mSATA 1TB 613 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 70GB free Firmware: EXT43B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 228 222 232 232 231 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	60.6% Good	Read 247 Write 148 Mixed 180 SusWrite 223 45% 200 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 36.1 4K Mixed 27.9 94% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 157 123% 171 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 122%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 220GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 236 232 230 235 237 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 386 Write 442 Mixed 240 SusWrite 234 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 37.8 4K Mixed 29.8 99% 31.5 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 197 148% 198 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 133%

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 (73^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 18.1 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 14.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 76.1 52% 76.1 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 59%

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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 M18xR2 Builds (Compare 183 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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