Alienware 18

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	50.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 18 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 01W2J2
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '19 at 20:32
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4940MX 2,383 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	67% Good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 90.3 2-Core 100 60% 91.3 Pts	4-Core 274 8-Core 450 44% 362 Pts	64-Core 474 29% 474 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 179 198 185 183 200 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.1% Above average	Read 12.8 Write 188 Mixed 159 SusWrite 185 32% 136 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 40.3 4K Mixed 27.2 89% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 170 145% 214 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 541%
Liteonit DMT-80 11GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 10GB free Firmware: MD1H Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 473 Write 204 Mixed 202 64% 293 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 26 98% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 139 113% 159 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 4x8GB 1,917 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 16.4 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 18.1 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 66%

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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	54x

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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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