Alienware M14xR2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.04% 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 Drive29.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware M14xR2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M14xR2
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime4.6 Days
Run DateJul 28 '19 at 13:15
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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)
71.5% Very good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 85.1
2-Core 182
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 442
48% 381 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M
Dell(1028 0552) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9907
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
7.04% Terrible
Lighting 7.8
Reflection 7.65
Parallax 9.34
6% 8.27 fps
MRender 10.6
Gravity 9.33
Splatting 10.6
8% 10.2 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.04%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 32GB
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM13D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 43 39 40 35 33 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
29.6% Poor
Read 195
Write 63
Mixed 131
SusWrite 40.6
24% 107 MB/s
4K Read 11.7
4K Write 26.7
4K Mixed 11.7
47% 16.7 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 34.4
DQ Mixed 55
55% 94.1 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 44%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21
27GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 76 76 76 78 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 74.9
Write 74.2
Mixed 46.2
SusWrite 75.5
50% 67.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
32.7% Below average
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 9.5
29% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 11.4
32% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 32%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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