Alienware M14xR2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.99% 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 Drive55.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware M14xR2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M14xR2
Memory8.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130913
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 30 '17 at 17:45
Run Duration236 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3720QM-$100
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 93.6
2-Core 188
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 427
51% 392 Pts
64-Core 475
29% 475 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M
Dell(1028 0552) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8541
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.99% Terrible
Lighting 7.67
Reflection 6.81
Parallax 7.5
6% 7.32 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 9.6
Splatting 10.6
8% 10.2 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.99%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03D1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 465
Write 248
Mixed 294
74% 336 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 31.5
4K Mixed 9.27
49% 18.1 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 87
DQ Mixed 9.35
48% 113 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 80%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
57GB free
Firmware: 0634
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
16.3% Very poor
Read 31.5
Write 24.6
Mixed 26.9
21% 27.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.33
88% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.3%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64HZ-1G6D1 Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
50.1% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 15.8
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 16.5
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 57%

 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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