Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01W2J2
Memory20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150904
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateJun 21 '17 at 04:05
Run Duration193 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4910MQ-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 110
2-Core 211
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 513
55% 435 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.94
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
22.4% Poor
Lighting 23.7
Reflection 32.3
Parallax 32
19% 29.3 fps
MRender 37.3
Gravity 36.9
Splatting 31.4
28% 35.2 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22.4%
Great: 42%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80 11GB
10GB free
Firmware: MD1H
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 441
Write 204
Mixed 275
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 47.3
4K Mixed 19.8
86% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 53
76% 139 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 65%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
918GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 160
Mixed 144
120% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 2.76
4K Mixed 0.31
108% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 213%
WD My Book Essentials 2TB
914GB free, PID 1110
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 9% Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
56.3% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.3
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 19.5
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 66%

 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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