Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive102% 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.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01W2J2
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150904
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '18 at 23:31
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 13%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4940MX
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 91.8
1-Core 109
2-Core 218
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 594
58% 474 Pts
64-Core 599
37% 599 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8859
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 112
Parallax 89.8
91% 105 fps
MRender 90.5
Gravity 92.7
Splatting 95.2
76% 92.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 86%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-N1A2A 250GB
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 230 242 244 237 210 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 441
Mixed 396
SusWrite 257
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 95.6
4K Mixed 49.2
168% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 312
235% 314 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21
466GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 105 104 104 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.9% Good
Read 108
Write 103
Mixed 57.8
SusWrite 104
68% 93.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1866 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1777 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
67.4% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 22
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 19.6
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 70%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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