Alienware 18

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.9% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 18 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 04703X
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '20 at 10:30
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4900MQ-$110 5,651 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 112 2-Core 220 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 568 60% 477 Pts	64-Core 564 35% 564 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 282 User benchmarks, average bench 73% Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1164 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.7% Very good	Lighting 110 Reflection 65.1 Parallax 59.2 90% 78.1 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 62.3 Splatting 56.7 52% 64 fps
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 120GB 621 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 148 149 149 149 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 433 Mixed 350 SusWrite 177 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 54.5 182% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 261 198% 267 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 109%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 233GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 275 276 275 274 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 427 Mixed 384 SusWrite 289 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 50.7 174% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 172 166% 267 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 299 296 295 295 296 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 421 Mixed 390 SusWrite 309 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 51.6 176% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 262 211% 295 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GB 22,647 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.7 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 19.8 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 58%

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

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 18%

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System: Alienware 18

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	61x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	58x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	54x

GPU
GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 2,147 samples	106x
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples	53x
GTX 780MNvidiaBench 23%, 3,739 samples	47x

SSD
Ultimate SU800 128GBAdata $30Bench 77%, 32,167 samples	11x
hynix SH920 mSATA 256GBSKBench 70%, 756 samples	10x
DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GBLiteonitBench 67%, 888 samples	10x

RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 4x8GBSamsungBench 54%, 2,172 samples	27x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 4x8GBHynixBench 54%, 1,917 samples	25x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 53%, 1,119 samples	17x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $239

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16