Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics26% 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 Drive52.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 10 '19 at 22:57
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4810MQ-$400
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 82.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 218
77% 137 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 532
61% 474 Pts
64-Core 544
34% 544 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (48th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26% Poor
Lighting 30.1
Reflection 31.4
Parallax 33.3
24% 31.6 fps
MRender 38.1
Gravity 38.1
Splatting 31.2
29% 35.8 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 26%
Great: 42%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-256L9M-11 MSATA 256GB
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HM8110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 319 403 382 417 416 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Read 412
Write 388
Mixed 31.4
SusWrite 366
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 27
36% 9.7 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
623GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 88 93 93 94 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 81
Write 77.2
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 90.6
56% 75.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 62%
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)
56.6% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.3
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 20.6
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 66%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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