Alienware 18

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (5th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 95 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.
Processor	With 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 38.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	11.7% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 18 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 01W2J2
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130911
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '20 at 17:08
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4930MX 1,497 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 0.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Memory 62.1 1-Core 23.7 2-Core 47.9 32% 44.6 Pts	4-Core 87.8 8-Core 123 13% 105 Pts	64-Core 120 7% 120 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780M 3,739 User benchmarks, average bench 23% Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 849 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.07 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Lighting 14.3 Reflection 13.3 Parallax 13.5 12% 13.7 fps	MRender 14.6 Gravity 16.3 Splatting 12.7 12% 14.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 25%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDMCEAW080A4 mS 11GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 10GB free Firmware: LG6i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 302 Write 98.2 Mixed 158 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 18.2 4K Mixed 12.9 43% 14 MB/s	DQ Read 55.9 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 57.2 51% 74.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 61%
WD WD20SPZX-11CRAT0 2TB 18,166 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 145 Write 62.8 Mixed 56 65% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 170% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 4x8GB 819 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42.9% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 16.5 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 4.7 SC Mixed 7.4 17% 5.9 GB/s	Latency 122 33% 122 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

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Workstation 18%

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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 $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	53x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16