Alienware M14xR2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.76% 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 Drive68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware M14xR2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M14xR2
Memory6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 08 '18 at 14:16
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3840QM-$549
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
70.9% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 96.6
2-Core 173
72% 120 Pts
4-Core 279
8-Core 459
45% 369 Pts
64-Core 484
30% 484 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M
Dell(1028 0552) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 24.21.14.1170
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.76% Terrible
Lighting 7.17
Reflection 6.96
Parallax 8.31
6% 7.48 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 9.67
Splatting 10.7
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.76%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 256GB
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 388 392 394 395 385 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 371
Write 331
Mixed 253
SusWrite 387
76% 336 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 37
4K Mixed 20.9
74% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 92.5
DQ Mixed 127
101% 145 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 127%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7
13GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 7.2 8.4 8 7.8 8.3 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
7.62% Terrible
Read 30.7
Write 15.9
Mixed 10
SusWrite 7.8
19% 16.1 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0
22% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.62%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
57.8% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 18.2
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 17.7
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M14xR2 Builds (Compare 298 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M14xR2

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