Alienware m18 R1

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	8.59% 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 Drive	277% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Alienware m18 R1 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0DYWHJ
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '23 at 19:01
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-13700HX 3,030 User benchmarks, average bench 108% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 63.5 1-Core 200 2-Core 334 104% 199 Pts	4-Core 660 8-Core 992 103% 826 Pts	64-Core 1,858 115% 1,858 Pts
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 111%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0C48) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.4575 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	8.59% Terrible	Lighting 9.7 Reflection 14.7 Parallax 11.1 8% 11.8 fps	MRender 13.3 Gravity 12.6 Splatting 11 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.59% Great: 9%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB 5,261 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 887GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36310229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2762 2382 2668 2670 1984 1594 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,461 Write 2,609 Mixed 1,527 SusWrite 2,344 452% 1,985 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 67 4K Mixed 42 143% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 766 DQ Write 628 DQ Mixed 694 520% 696 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 444%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMCG78AGBSA092N 2x16GB 532 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM 22h 5600 MHz clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	124% Outstanding	MC Read 53.6 MC Write 47.5 MC Mixed 47.8 142% 49.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 18.6 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 178%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	56	480	18"	1280 720	BOE0B03

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Gaming 232%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 281%

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System: Alienware m18 R1

CPU
Core i9-13900HXIntelBench 115%, 8,895 samples	285x
Core i9-13980HXIntelBench 117%, 4,493 samples	244x
Core i7-13700HXIntelBench 108%, 3,030 samples	35x

GPU
RTX 4090 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 207%, 3,538 samples	205x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 8%, 10,524 samples	176x
RTX 4080 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 188%, 4,213 samples	120x

SSD
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	72x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	55x
KXG80ZN84T09 KIOXIA 4096GBNvmeBench 401%, 182 samples	55x

RAM
M425R2GA3BB0-CQKOL 2x16GBUnknownBench 135%, 2,526 samples	95x
HMCG78AGBSA092N 2x16GBUnknownBench 156%, 532 samples	93x
HMCG88AGBSA092N 2x31.5GBUnknownBench 156%, 311 samples	76x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16