Alienware 14

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 34.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.6% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 14  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07MJ2Y
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 30 '20 at 18:18
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU 49%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th 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 (6th percentile)
34.2% Below average
Memory 56
1-Core 21.2
2-Core 39.9
28% 39 Pts
4-Core 69.6
8-Core 112
11% 90.6 Pts
64-Core 107
7% 107 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05A9) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3304
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.6% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 8.04
Parallax 0.88
0% 3.19 fps
MRender 1.33
Gravity 0.17
Splatting 1.04
1% 0.85 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.6%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80 11GB
10GB free
Firmware: MD1H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 192 179 146 186 186 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
49.7% Average
Read 437
Write 148
Mixed 197
SusWrite 180
53% 240 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 20.3
4K Mixed 13.2
49% 15.8 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 115
94% 132 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 65%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
883GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 100.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 53 49 47 56 41 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
41% Average
Read 88.6
Write 89.4
Mixed 28.6
SusWrite 53.8
47% 65.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1.7
283% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 41%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
41.3% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 16.4
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 7.2
16% 5.7 GB/s
Latency 140
28% 140 ns
Poor: 31%
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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