Alienware 18

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 18
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130528
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJul 16 '18 at 00:15
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4930MX
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 106
2-Core 204
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 469
48% 385 Pts
64-Core 448
28% 448 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780M
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 849 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 389.12
Relative performance (0th percentile)
11.8% Very poor
Lighting 14.4
Reflection 13.8
Parallax 14.8
12% 14.3 fps
MRender 14.6
Gravity 16.9
Splatting 12.7
12% 14.8 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 11.8%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 31 29 34 44 59 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Read 98.7
Write 110
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 38.2
57% 77 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
167% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.3% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 9.1
28% 9.87 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 8.7
27% 9.33 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 18 Builds (Compare 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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