Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.6% 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.
Boot Drive38% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01W2J2
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 09 '19 at 01:39
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$50
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Memory 79.9
1-Core 97.2
2-Core 191
70% 123 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 474
54% 424 Pts
64-Core 487
30% 487 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 M290X
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
11.6% Very poor
Lighting 14.5
Reflection 12.8
Parallax 19.1
12% 15.5 fps
MRender 10.2
Gravity 13.3
Splatting 15.8
11% 13.1 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 27%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Acsc2m25 6mSA 185GB
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P083
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 114 118 116 261 183 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
38% Below average
Read 211
Write 158
Mixed 160
SusWrite 150
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 38.5
4K Mixed 6.9
48% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 65.4
73% 121 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 38%
Great: 60%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB
566GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 53 60 182 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
47% Average
Read 363
Write 70.7
Mixed 163
SusWrite 83.6
37% 170 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 61.4
4K Mixed 10.3
70% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 67.9
76% 128 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 47%
Great: 400%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 750GB-$77
400GB free
Firmware: JF4OA0D0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 99 100 99 100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 107
Write 109
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 98.5
69% 93.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ40UG8EFU0-GN-F 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
54.2% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 16.4
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 17.5
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 80.6
50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 18 Builds (Compare 365 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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