Alienware 18

Performance Results

Benchmarks - excluding HDD
Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including moderate gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	44.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	143% 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.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 2 days ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware 18 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 01W2J2
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '19 at 04:16
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i7-4940MX 1,075 User benchmarks, average bench 63% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	49.9% Average	1-Core 72.1 2-Core 150 52% 111 Pts	4-Core 301 8-Core 109 32% 205 Pts	64-Core 584 39% 584 Pts
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M 11,374 User benchmarks, average bench 42% Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Lighting 290 Reflection 139 Parallax 158 76% 196 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 153 Splatting 116 43% 131 fps
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 45%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 6,304 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 498GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 721 743 750 765 763 758 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 1,029 Write 888 Mixed 395 SusWrite 750 171% 766 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 33.3 123% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 499 DQ Mixed 367 292% 402 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 380%
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB 571 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 10GB free Firmware: DMH110B Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 473 Write 200 Mixed 205 64% 293 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 30.9 115% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 177 148% 217 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 2000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 25 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 23.6 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 90%

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Workstation 35%

Sail boat

System: Alienware 18

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 54%, 45,341 samples	222x
Core i7-4710MQIntelBench 55%, 14,476 samples	171x
Core i7-4940MXIntelBench 63%, 1,075 samples	141x

GPU
GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 1,675 samples	199x
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 19%, 3,505 samples	187x
GTX 780MNvidiaBench 27%, 2,784 samples	145x

SSD
DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GBLiteonitBench 64%, 571 samples	55x
DMT-80 11GBLiteonitBench 61%, 401 samples	48x
LMT-256M6M mSATA 256GBLiteonitBench 73%, 2,285 samples	32x

RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 4x8GBSamsungBench 55%, 1,254 samples	74x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 4x8GBHynixBench 55%, 1,017 samples	72x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 53%, 674 samples	65x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $209

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $145	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $260	Crucial MX500 250GB $44
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $58
Intel Core i7-9700K $360	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24