Alienware 18

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.4% 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 Drive	80.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

CPU throttled at 96% 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 04WJJ9
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 06 '19 at 08:17
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 3.2 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 89.6 2-Core 163 66% 112 Pts	4-Core 274 8-Core 485 46% 380 Pts	64-Core 485 30% 485 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.7% 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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Lighting 49.5 Reflection 32.1 Parallax 32.9 40% 38.2 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 37.7 Splatting 31.1 29% 35.7 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 42%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-256L9S-11 2.5 7mm 256GB 4,915 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: HC8110B SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 317 313 347 335 313 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 454 Write 391 Mixed 282 SusWrite 321 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 52.1 4K Mixed 27.5 102% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 30.8 88% 188 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 103%
Liteonit LCS-256L9S-11 2.5 7mm 256GB 4,915 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 58GB free Firmware: HC8110B SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 332 331 317 335 343 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 462 Write 403 Mixed 288 SusWrite 326 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 28.9 105% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 29.1 94% 201 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 103%
Samsung PM851 mSATA 256GB 6,648 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 79GB free Firmware: EXT4AD0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 253 251 252 253 252 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 482 Write 255 Mixed 190 SusWrite 252 65% 295 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 60.2 4K Mixed 25.6 102% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 25.4 68% 141 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 83%
Liteonit LCS-256L9S-11 2.5 7mm 256GB 4,915 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 215GB free Firmware: HC8110B SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 331 330 315 335 343 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 461 Write 396 Mixed 278 SusWrite 326 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 52 4K Mixed 29.5 106% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 216 187% 276 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6N1 4x8GB 291 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	56% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.3 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 18.8 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 58%

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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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16