Alienware M14xR2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120307
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateApr 17 '17 at 21:25
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820QM-$275
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 85
1-Core 100
2-Core 193
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 485
55% 430 Pts
64-Core 483
30% 483 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0552) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.21% Terrible
Lighting 4.6
Reflection 7.42
Parallax 3.16
4% 5.06 fps
MRender 6.52
Gravity 2.57
Splatting 8.7
5% 5.93 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.21%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GH2OA500 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
68.1% Good
Read 119
Write 118
Mixed 106
86% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.67
4K Mixed 0.2
78% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905428-051.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
51.1% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 16.2
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 16.3
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 51%

 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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