Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics12.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive44.5% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01W2J2
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '20 at 05:33
Run Duration187 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4930MX
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
27.5% Poor
Memory 42.3
1-Core 23.4
2-Core 40.5
24% 35.4 Pts
4-Core 70
8-Core 101
11% 85.5 Pts
64-Core 113
7% 113 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770M
Dell(1028 05AB) 3GB
CLim: 862 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
12.3% Very poor
Lighting 17.6
Reflection 8.38
Parallax 9.56
14% 11.9 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 11.2
Splatting 8.87
8% 10.3 fps
Poor: 14%
This bench: 12.3%
Great: 17%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
386GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 226 242 242 250 255 MB/s
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
44.5% Average
Read 139
Write 94.5
Mixed 234
SusWrite 235
40% 176 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 28.2
4K Mixed 17.2
58% 19.6 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 136
106% 145 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 102%
Samsung SM841N mSATA 128GB
118GB free
Firmware: DXM45D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 148 154 155 164 168 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
21.3% Poor
Read 216
Write 162
Mixed 159
SusWrite 154
39% 173 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 3.1
10% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 21.3%
Great: 94%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
786GB free
Firmware: LCM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 106 106 106 102 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
47.5% Average
Read 61.7
Write 113
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 104
61% 82.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
105% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 71%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
366GB free
Firmware: 060E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 101 101 101 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Read 91.2
Write 71.5
Mixed 56.2
SusWrite 100
59% 79.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 66%
G-DRIVE mobile 4TB
813GB free, PID 1026
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 93 93 92 93 93 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Read 97.2
Write 88.5
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 92
114% 85.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 0.7
230% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Kingston KHX1600C9S3L/8G M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Kingston KHX1600C9S3L/8G 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
39.7% Below average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 15.7
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 7.3
17% 5.8 GB/s
Latency 192
21% 192 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 57%

 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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