Alienware 18

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware 18 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 01W2J2
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '21 at 17:10
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4800MQ-$150 22,632 User benchmarks, average bench 63% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 75 1-Core 102 2-Core 202 71% 126 Pts	4-Core 345 8-Core 511 53% 428 Pts	64-Core 511 32% 511 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 76%

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: 425.31 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 18% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 435 442 439 369 352 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 437 Mixed 421 SusWrite 411 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 51.1 163% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 130%
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB 888 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 74GB free Firmware: DMH110B SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 204 206 205 206 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 444 Write 200 Mixed 204 SusWrite 205 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 26.1 98% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 175 148% 218 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 M471B5173DB0-YK0 M471B5173QH0-YK0 M471B5173EB0-YK0 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54.6% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 16.3 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 19.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 90.3 44% 90.3 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $50Bench 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 $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 $177	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