Alienware 14

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 28%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics5.49% 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 Drive41.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (75%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 14  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07MJ2Y
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '19 at 14:06
Run Duration289 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 75%

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4200M-$39
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
28% Poor
Memory 46.5
1-Core 20.2
2-Core 30.9
24% 32.5 Pts
4-Core 56.2
8-Core 59.6
8% 57.9 Pts
64-Core 57.9
4% 57.9 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 28%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 750M
Dell(1028 05A9) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8912
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
5.49% Terrible
Lighting 10.2
Reflection 9.19
Parallax 13
8% 10.8 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.49%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 82 81 84 94 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 220
Write 142
Mixed 168
SusWrite 86
34% 154 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 31.6
4K Mixed 23.5
76% 24.7 MB/s
DQ Read 93.4
DQ Write 91
DQ Mixed 91.6
69% 92 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 73%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
95GB free
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 67 67 67 67 77 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
33.3% Below average
Read 208
Write 113
Mixed 189
SusWrite 76.6
33% 147 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 27.3
4K Mixed 13.2
54% 18.5 MB/s
DQ Read 88.1
DQ Write 87
DQ Mixed 31.8
39% 69 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
26.8% Poor
MC Read 9.5
MC Write 8.7
MC Mixed 11.5
28% 9.9 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 7
17% 5.8 GB/s
Latency 174
23% 174 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 58%

 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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