Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics25.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive79.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FT9KT
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateDec 02 '18 at 04:59
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4900MQ-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 108
2-Core 209
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 569
60% 478 Pts
64-Core 562
35% 562 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.81
Performing below potential (48th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25.9% Poor
Lighting 29.9
Reflection 32.8
Parallax 33.5
24% 32.1 fps
MRender 37
Gravity 38.6
Splatting 31.3
29% 35.7 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 42%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 512GB
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 381 377 386 386 384 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 450
Write 384
Mixed 267
SusWrite 382
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 57.9
4K Mixed 26.2
97% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 155
125% 183 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 82%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
315GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 82 84 86 85 84 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
49.7% Average
Read 88.8
Write 86.2
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 84.1
57% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.9% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 8.5
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 11.4
SC Mixed 10.7
30% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 59%

 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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