Alienware 18

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	91.9% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware 18 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 04703X
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150904
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '17 at 11:06
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$50 15,557 User benchmarks, average bench 60% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 77 1-Core 94.7 2-Core 175 67% 116 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 476 47% 384 Pts	64-Core 480 30% 480 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 860M 18,736 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Dell(1028 05AB) 2GB CLim: 915 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.49 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 11% Great: 17%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon LMH-256V2M-11 MSATA 256GB 938 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: FM8110C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 94 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 294 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 23 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 122 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 119323 (F2) Unknown 100 100 159833	91.9% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 346 Mixed 370 91% 409 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 34.4 121% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 59.1 109% 214 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 96%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 491GB free Firmware: AX0P3D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1753 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1190 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 264 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 11 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 23374 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 206158561314 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 259 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3828116071 (F2) Unknown 100 100 6164818136 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	57.9% Above average	Read 101 Write 100 Mixed 92.8 74% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.18 66% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 2x4GB 30,873 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 17 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 12.7 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 86.2 46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 57%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 18%

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System: Alienware 18

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	61x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	58x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	53x

GPU
GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 2,147 samples	106x
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples	53x
GTX 780MNvidiaBench 23%, 3,739 samples	47x

SSD
Ultimate SU800 128GBAdata $30Bench 77%, 32,167 samples	11x
hynix SH920 mSATA 256GBSKBench 70%, 756 samples	10x
DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GBLiteonitBench 67%, 888 samples	10x

RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 4x8GBSamsungBench 54%, 2,172 samples	27x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 4x8GBHynixBench 54%, 1,917 samples	25x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 53%, 1,119 samples	17x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $239

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16