Alienware 18

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FT9KT
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 09 '19 at 08:13
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4000M-$259
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
40.4% Average
Memory 63
1-Core 24
2-Core 49.8
32% 45.6 Pts
4-Core 97.7
8-Core 189
17% 143 Pts
64-Core 188
12% 188 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 765M
Dell(1028 05AB) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 11% Great: 14%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40
536GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX002K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 64 65 68 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 48.8
Write 79.5
Mixed 29
SusWrite 64.6
40% 55.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR16D3LS1KFG/8G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
27.4% Poor
MC Read 9.5
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 8.9
28% 9.83 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 7.3
17% 5.8 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 18 Builds (Compare 365 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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HDDRAMUSB
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