Alienware 18

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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 01W2J2
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150904
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 23 '18 at 12:48
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 111
2-Core 209
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 547
59% 469 Pts
64-Core 317
20% 317 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780M
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 849 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 18% Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNS512GCSP 512GB
45GB free
Firmware: TA2ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 216 146 159 172 166 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
59.1% Above average
Read 426
Write 187
Mixed 269
SusWrite 183
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 21.1
4K Mixed 24.3
84% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 56.2
DQ Mixed 78.7
66% 98.1 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 59%
Samsung SM841 mSATA 512GB
145GB free
Firmware: DXM43D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 350 345 346 365 328 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 389
Mixed 316
SusWrite 348
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 67.2
4K Mixed 36.2
128% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 161
168% 276 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 97%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 29 50 69 77 72 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 79.5
Write 91.7
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 56.5
53% 72.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
57.2% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.4
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 20.2
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 57.2%
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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