Alienware 18

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics41.6% 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 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 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01W2J2
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 29 '21 at 15:43
Run Duration302 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4910MQ-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 82
1-Core 110
2-Core 208
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 572
58% 472 Pts
64-Core 575
36% 575 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1278 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
41.6% Average
Lighting 58.9
Reflection 30
Parallax 41.7
48% 43.5 fps
MRender 37.1
Gravity 38
Splatting 33
29% 36 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 42%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mS 11GB
10GB free
Firmware: DMH1
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 452
Write 206
Mixed 211
64% 290 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 46
4K Mixed 28
99% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 93.9
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 77.5
73% 112 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 68%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2BA30003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 36 46 72 63 76 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
44.3% Average
Read 95.2
Write 92.5
Mixed 55
SusWrite 59.1
56% 75.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
57.5% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 16.8
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 19.1
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 76.8
52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 58%

 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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