Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics39.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive73.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04703X
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 20 '19 at 07:06
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
67.8% Good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 101
2-Core 222
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 506
47% 394 Pts
64-Core 505
31% 505 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 332.44
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
39.9% Below average
Lighting 57.8
Reflection 32.3
Parallax 34.2
47% 41.4 fps
MRender 38.4
Gravity 24.4
Splatting 32.4
26% 31.8 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 42%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DMH110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 183 199 201 201 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73.6% Very good
Read 461
Write 197
Mixed 210
SusWrite 194
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 54.2
4K Mixed 29.7
107% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 264
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 159
140% 209 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 75%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 211 215 216 216 207 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 203
Mixed 37.8
SusWrite 213
117% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 117%
Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
57.1% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 16.5
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 20.8
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 18 Builds (Compare 368 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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