Alienware 14

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.73% 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 Drive90.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.
SystemAlienware 14  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0ty1xh
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130812
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateAug 18 '21 at 17:36
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 88
1-Core 100
2-Core 188
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 507
53% 427 Pts
64-Core 491
30% 491 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 76%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 750M
Dell(1028 05A9) 1GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2531
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
7.73% Terrible
Lighting 8.4
Reflection 11.4
Parallax 10.6
7% 10.1 fps
MRender 13
Gravity 11.8
Splatting 10.4
10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.73%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo mSATA 250GB-$299
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT42B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 22 32 61 28 25 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 438
Mixed 339
SusWrite 57.6
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 91.3
4K Mixed 48.9
170% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 227
207% 316 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 110%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65
369GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 105 106 106 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 103
Write 96.9
Mixed 70
SusWrite 105
69% 93.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
57.1% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 17.6
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.1
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 56%

 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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