Alienware M18xR2

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	31.2% 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)
Boot Drive	51% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware M18xR2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M18xR2
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '20 at 20:39
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220 14,369 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Memory 66.4 1-Core 32.9 2-Core 65 37% 54.8 Pts	4-Core 111 8-Core 162 17% 136 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 74%

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)	31.2% Below average	Lighting 44.5 Reflection 22 Parallax 28.2 36% 31.6 fps	MRender 29.6 Gravity 27.8 Splatting 22.8 22% 26.7 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 mSATA 256GB 1,284 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM44D6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 207 218 225 229 233 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	51% Above average	Read 234 Write 209 Mixed 186 SusWrite 216 48% 211 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 29.1 4K Mixed 22.6 70% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 108 91% 133 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 99%
Toshiba MK2561GSYN 250GB-$19 2,120 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 140GB free Firmware: MH000D SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 86 86 86 86 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 83.8 Write 79.8 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 85.6 51% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 56%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2012)-$79 15,506 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 337GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 100 100 101 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 90.3 Write 91.8 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 100 60% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 63%
Seagate ST9250315AS 250GB-$20 12,691 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 233GB free Firmware: 0002CE02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 40 0.2 4.8 34 50 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 73.3 Write 67.9 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 33.6 39% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73CB0-CK0 4x8GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	47.9% Average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.6 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 7.2 21% 7.27 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 57%

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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 $300	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