Alienware 18

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	25.3% 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	The 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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 18 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0FT9KT
Memory	20.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180129
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '19 at 17:46
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	14%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4940MX 2,383 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	75% Very good	Memory 82.1 1-Core 102 2-Core 192 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 596 59% 481 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M 2,147 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.3% Poor	Lighting 28.8 Reflection 27.2 Parallax 25.7 23% 27.2 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 39 Splatting 31.1 29% 35.8 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 42%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 48 36 50 50 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 86 Write 91.5 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 47.6 49% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 59%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 347GB free Firmware: SBM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 82 87 81 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 51.2 Write 82 Mixed 55 SusWrite 82.5 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.5 168% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.4 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 20.1 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 57%

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

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

System: Alienware 18

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	61x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	58x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $48Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	54x

GPU
GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 2,147 samples	106x
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples	53x
GTX 780MNvidiaBench 23%, 3,739 samples	47x

SSD
Ultimate SU800 128GBAdata $30Bench 77%, 32,167 samples	11x
hynix SH920 mSATA 256GBSKBench 70%, 756 samples	10x
DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GBLiteonitBench 67%, 888 samples	10x

RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 4x8GBSamsungBench 54%, 2,172 samples	27x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 4x8GBHynixBench 54%, 1,917 samples	25x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 53%, 1,119 samples	17x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $239

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16