Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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. 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 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics67.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive85% 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.
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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FT9KT
Memory29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150904
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 20 '18 at 23:00
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4940MX
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 118
2-Core 204
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 133
41% 263 Pts
64-Core 579
36% 579 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67.6% Good
Lighting 98.3
Reflection 54
Parallax 44.3
80% 65.6 fps
MRender 58
Gravity 50.8
Splatting 51.1
43% 53.3 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 250GB
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT41B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
85% Excellent
Read 517
Write 378
Mixed 392
95% 429 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 17.7
134% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 34.4
DQ Write 94.4
DQ Mixed 25.2
30% 51.3 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 85%
Great: 118%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB
72GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 959
Write 893
Mixed 960
210% 937 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 12.6
89% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 21.4
DQ Write 383
DQ Mixed 140
127% 182 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 127%
Great: 182%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 2000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
76.5% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 25.4
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 22.1
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 18 Builds (Compare 366 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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