Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21.7% 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 Drive80.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FT9KT
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateNov 07 '19 at 07:38
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 108
2-Core 217
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 546
58% 461 Pts
64-Core 536
33% 536 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 M290X
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1045.0
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
21.7% Poor
Lighting 24.5
Reflection 29.6
Parallax 34.7
20% 29.6 fps
MRender 27.6
Gravity 26.5
Splatting 36
25% 30 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 21.7%
Great: 27%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SH920 mSATA 256GB
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1010BL00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 315 260 222 271 225 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 476
Write 321
Mixed 277
SusWrite 257
74% 333 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 72.6
4K Mixed 25.9
106% 40.3 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 219
187% 276 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 86%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
835GB free
Firmware: 2BA30003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 103 103 103 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 96.5
Write 90.3
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 103
62% 85.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
55.9% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.3
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 19.4
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 73.3
55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 18 Builds (Compare 366 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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