Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics65% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive154% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01W2J2
Memory26.8 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 DateJul 17 '19 at 04:56
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 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 2.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 116
2-Core 226
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 435
53% 406 Pts
64-Core 599
37% 599 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 79.4%
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 (98th percentile)
65% Good
Lighting 93.5
Reflection 53.5
Parallax 44.9
76% 63.9 fps
MRender 58.9
Gravity 50.5
Splatting 50.5
43% 53.3 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 65%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
498GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 798 777 766 777 787 779 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 1,088
Write 874
Mixed 499
SusWrite 781
181% 810 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 77.7
4K Mixed 38.2
138% 49.2 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 542
DQ Mixed 389
311% 427 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 154%
Great: 445%
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
10GB free
Firmware: DMH110B
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 447
Write 202
Mixed 214
63% 288 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 61.5
4K Mixed 33
120% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 177
148% 217 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)
77.2% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 24.8
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 24.7
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.2%
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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