Alienware 14

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 14  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02kvd5
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140423
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 11 '20 at 18:16
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 99.9
2-Core 197
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 508
54% 430 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05A9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.97% Terrible
Lighting 3.97
Reflection 14.8
Parallax 6.88
3% 8.56 fps
MRender 9.43
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.78
5% 6.53 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.97%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 64GB
59GB free
Firmware: CXM12D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 135 165 165 164 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 408
Write 168
Mixed 209
SusWrite 160
52% 236 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 40.7
4K Mixed 16.7
70% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 55
DQ Mixed 93.9
86% 138 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 62%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65
641GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 81 93 108 113 112 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 114
Write 125
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 99.1
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT8GC64C8HB0NS-DI 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
57.9% Above average
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.7
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 19.9
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 14 Builds (Compare 616 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 14

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $247
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