Alienware 14

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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.
ProcessorWith 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 35.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.54% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 14  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07MJ2Y
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140423
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateMay 29 '18 at 20:47
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
35.9% Below average
Memory 58.3
1-Core 23.5
2-Core 43
30% 41.6 Pts
4-Core 75.3
8-Core 119
12% 97.4 Pts
64-Core 116
7% 116 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05A9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.54% Terrible
Lighting 0.53
Reflection 14.6
Parallax 0.91
0% 5.35 fps
MRender 1.38
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 1.04
1% 0.91 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.54%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65
475GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
56.2% Above average
Read 92.6
Write 103
Mixed 102
75% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 0.92
4K Mixed 0.16
46% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT8GC64C8HB0NS-DI 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
41.3% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 16
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.6
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 7.5
17% 5.9 GB/s
Latency 133
30% 133 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 41.3%
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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