Alienware 14

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.83% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 14  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07MJ2Y
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140423
Uptime10.8 Days
Run DateSep 24 '17 at 18:34
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$50
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 87.8
1-Core 95.8
2-Core 192
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 489
52% 413 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 75%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05A9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.83% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 6.69
Parallax 6.44
3% 5.64 fps
MRender 9.05
Gravity 2.3
Splatting 7.65
5% 6.33 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.83%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80 11GB
10GB free
Firmware: MD1H
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 437
Write 200
Mixed 266
66% 301 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 33.2
4K Mixed 20.5
72% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 57.6
78% 139 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 65%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
692GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 100.
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 103
Write 86.5
Mixed 82.1
68% 90.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.2
78% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.7% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.3
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 16.1
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 51.7%
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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