Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive150% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01W2J2
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150904
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 06 '19 at 05:47
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4940MX
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 124
2-Core 239
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 612
65% 517 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
66.5% Good
Lighting 96.8
Reflection 53.5
Parallax 45.1
79% 65.1 fps
MRender 57.6
Gravity 48.3
Splatting 50.3
42% 52.1 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
498GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 808 764 767 782 760 770 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
150% Outstanding
Read 1,061
Write 852
Mixed 454
SusWrite 775
176% 786 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 73.5
4K Mixed 37
134% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 529
DQ Mixed 377
302% 416 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 150%
Great: 445%
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
10GB free
Firmware: DMH110B
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 461
Write 202
Mixed 209
64% 291 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 32.9
119% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 174
147% 216 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 2000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
77.1% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 24.8
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 24.9
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 87%

 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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