Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.4% 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 Drive64.1% 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.
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01W2J2
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateApr 10 '19 at 19:56
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User BOL-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4810MQ-$400
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 108
2-Core 215
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 558
58% 466 Pts
64-Core 548
34% 548 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 860M
Dell(1028 05AB) 2GB
CLim: 915 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
17.4% Very poor
Lighting 21.6
Reflection 21.4
Parallax 27.1
18% 23.4 fps
MRender 20.7
Gravity 26.6
Splatting 16.4
17% 21.2 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 17%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DMH110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 200 202 193 203 202 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 420
Write 199
Mixed 202
SusWrite 200
57% 255 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 42.6
4K Mixed 20
82% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 161
140% 210 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 75%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
823GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 83 85 80 86 84 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
47.5% Average
Read 81.5
Write 80
Mixed 46
SusWrite 83.8
53% 72.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
56.8% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 16.6
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 20.2
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 56.8%
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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