Alienware 14

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.6% 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 Drive86.2% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemAlienware 14  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02KVD5
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140423
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 11 '18 at 02:10
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 99.9
2-Core 187
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 508
55% 437 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 79%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 765M
Dell(1028 05A9) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1722
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
10.6% Very poor
Lighting 10.7
Reflection 11.7
Parallax 14.4
9% 12.3 fps
MRender 17.7
Gravity 21
Splatting 14.7
14% 17.8 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba Q Series Pro 256GB-$109
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 286 193 353 292 319 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 467
Write 393
Mixed 375
SusWrite 306
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 63
4K Mixed 33.9
113% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 319
237% 312 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 107%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65
685GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 127 128 128 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 135
Write 130
Mixed 83.8
SusWrite 127
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
57.4% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.8
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 66.1
61% 66.1 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 57%

 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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