Alienware 14

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.48% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive43.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemAlienware 14  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07MJ2Y
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140423
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '18 at 17:45
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4800MQ-$150
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 109
2-Core 209
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 343
48% 354 Pts
64-Core 382
24% 382 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05A9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.48% Terrible
Lighting 4.43
Reflection 6.96
Parallax 7.75
4% 6.38 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 2.67
Splatting 8.91
6% 7.42 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.48%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
194GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
62.5% Good
Read 490
Write 400
Mixed 417
97% 435 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 21.4
4K Mixed 12.2
56% 17.6 MB/s
DQ Read 26.1
DQ Write 57.2
DQ Mixed 113
66% 65.4 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 124%
Liteonit LMT-64M6M mSATA 64GB
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DM6110D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 474
Write 158
Mixed 240
64% 291 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 20.1
4K Mixed 7.31
39% 13.3 MB/s
DQ Read 14.2
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 49.9
48% 70.3 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 74%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
322GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 112
Write 116
Mixed 77.1
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.23
71% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
57.4% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.3
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 19.2
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 57.4%
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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