Alienware M14xR1

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 34% Sail boat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	1.11% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	28% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 77% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Alienware M14xR1 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M14xR1
Memory	3.8 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110505
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '19 at 07:43
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	60%
CPU Throttled	77%

PC Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2720QM-$85 7,798 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Memory 63 1-Core 20.4 2-Core 37.4 30% 40.3 Pts	4-Core 66 8-Core 93.7 10% 79.8 Pts	64-Core 94.2 6% 94.2 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0491) 2GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	1.11% Terrible	Lighting 1.23 Reflection 6.08 Parallax 0.81 1% 2.71 fps	MRender 1.81 Gravity 0.67 Splatting 2.13 1% 1.54 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.11% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 130 143 229 142 122 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28% Poor	Read 44.7 Write 79.3 Mixed 15.9 SusWrite 166 18% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 30.1 4K Mixed 8.6 39% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 72.5 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 44.2 48% 78.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMT351S6BFR8C-PB Samsung M471B5773DH0-CK0 6GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	37% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 5.2 15% 5.1 GB/s	Latency 119 34% 119 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical M14xR1 Builds (Compare 155 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

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System: Alienware M14xR1

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	47x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	46x
Core i5-2430MIntel $53Bench 50%, 41,461 samples	20x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	79x
GeForce GT 555MNvidiaBench 4%, 4,170 samples	55x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	21x

SSD
840 250GBSamsung $251Bench 70%, 41,998 samples	6x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	5x
WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GBWDCBench 87%, 12,305 samples	4x

RAM
HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 47%, 143 samples	23x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	9x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	9x

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Value: 30% - Poor

Total price: $451

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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