Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
ProcessorWith 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 37.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics11.4% 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 Drive65.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01W2J2
Memory29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130911
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 23 '18 at 15:11
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4900MQ-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Memory 61.4
1-Core 22.8
2-Core 44.6
31% 42.9 Pts
4-Core 79.7
8-Core 125
13% 102 Pts
64-Core 122
8% 122 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780M
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 849 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 369.9
Relative performance (0th percentile)
11.4% Very poor
Lighting 14.5
Reflection 13.4
Parallax 13.2
12% 13.7 fps
MRender 14.6
Gravity 12.3
Splatting 12.7
11% 13.2 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 11.4%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 mSATA 512GB
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM44D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 320 320 87 75 70 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 451
Write 181
Mixed 262
SusWrite 189
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 35.4
4K Mixed 25.8
85% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 129
120% 186 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 97%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65
698GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 113 113 105 116 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
62.9% Good
Read 107
Write 92.6
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 112
69% 94 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
43% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 16.5
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 7.4
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 43%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 18 Builds (Compare 366 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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HDDRAMUSB
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