Alienware 18

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Alienware 18 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0FT9KT
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180129
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '19 at 18:03
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	VEN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$50 15,557 User benchmarks, average bench 60% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 101 2-Core 195 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 519 52% 425 Pts	64-Core 516 32% 516 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 860M 18,736 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Dell(1028 05AB) 2GB CLim: 915 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 11% Great: 17%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mS 11GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 10GB free Firmware: DMH1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 445 Write 204 Mixed 205 62% 285 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 48.8 4K Mixed 28.4 102% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 92.7 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 77 73% 111 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 68%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 603GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 70 81 83 80 84 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 62%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 427GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 101 106 109 108 107 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 64.6 Write 95.8 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 106 59% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 173% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 M471B5173QH0-YK0 16GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.3 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 19.8 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

System: Alienware 18

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	61x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	58x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	53x

GPU
GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 2,147 samples	106x
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples	53x
GTX 780MNvidiaBench 23%, 3,739 samples	47x

SSD
Ultimate SU800 128GBAdata $30Bench 77%, 32,167 samples	11x
hynix SH920 mSATA 256GBSKBench 70%, 756 samples	10x
DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GBLiteonitBench 67%, 888 samples	10x

RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 4x8GBSamsungBench 54%, 2,172 samples	27x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 4x8GBHynixBench 54%, 1,917 samples	25x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 53%, 1,119 samples	17x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $239

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16