Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics44.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive70.7% 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 colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateAug 21 '19 at 01:27
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4940MX
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 84.5
1-Core 114
2-Core 225
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 596
64% 511 Pts
64-Core 592
37% 592 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
44.3% Average
Lighting 57.9
Reflection 46.5
Parallax 43.4
47% 49.2 fps
MRender 55.1
Gravity 44.7
Splatting 44
39% 47.9 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DMH110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 197 196 186 200 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 464
Write 202
Mixed 206
SusWrite 192
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 47.7
4K Mixed 26.4
98% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 157
138% 209 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 75%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75
99GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 77 78 91 108 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
48.1% Average
Read 83.5
Write 85.7
Mixed 47.3
SusWrite 84
55% 75.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 Adata AM1L16BC4R1-B1GS 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
34.5% Below average
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 10
MC Mixed 10
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 11.2
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 56%

 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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