Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics39.8% 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 Drive68.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01W2J2
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 07 '18 at 15:58
Run Duration238 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 94.1
2-Core 183
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 498
51% 411 Pts
64-Core 484
30% 484 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 389.12
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
39.8% Below average
Lighting 55.9
Reflection 32.1
Parallax 32.7
46% 40.2 fps
MRender 37
Gravity 37.6
Splatting 31.1
28% 35.2 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 42%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DMH110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 197 184 196 200 195 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 420
Write 196
Mixed 202
SusWrite 195
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 47
4K Mixed 26.1
95% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 170
145% 214 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 75%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
244GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 390 335 337 339 328 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 475
Write 437
Mixed 332
SusWrite 363
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 8.6
4K Mixed 5
69% 17.2 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 333
256% 347 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$75
1.5TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 66 70 78 72 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
26.2% Poor
Read 16.8
Write 1.7
Mixed 40
SusWrite 73.4
25% 33 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1.8
341% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 26.2%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
55.4% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.5
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 17.8
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 18 Builds (Compare 365 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Alienware 18

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $239
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