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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	82.9% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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.

System	Alienware 18 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 01W2J2
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '17 at 21:08
Run Duration	341 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4940MX 2,383 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 121 2-Core 238 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 634 64% 516 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770M 6,357 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Dell(1028 05AB) 3GB CLim: 862 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.71 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 14% Great: 17%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 472GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 34 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 125 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 40 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 58 53 201864380458 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 4684662101 (F7) Unknown 100 100 147700995 (F8) Unknown 100 100 47084233 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4429 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	82.9% Excellent	Read 476 Write 329 Mixed 339 84% 381 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 26.6 107% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 55.5 94% 186 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 105%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 232GB free Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 70 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 521 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 71 (A3) Unknown 100 100 20 (A4) Unknown 100 100 4139 (A5) Unknown 100 100 13 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 2 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 147 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 39 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 15163 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 3 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 18696 (F2) Unknown 100 100 29050 (F5) Unknown 100 100 33112	97.9% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 367 Mixed 434 98% 439 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 36.4 136% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 71.6 116% 221 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 103%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 32GB 4,876 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 12GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	5.35% Terrible	Read 21.9 Write 3.14 Mixed 6.34 10% 10.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.28 4K Write 0.15 4K Mixed 1.11 59% 1.85 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.35% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C11 2x8GB 1,253 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 1777 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.4% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.4 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 18.7 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 68%

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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