Alienware 18

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	89.6% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 18 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 01W2J2
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130715
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '20 at 16:42
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209 69,603 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 94.5 2-Core 182 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 474 49% 392 Pts	64-Core 441 27% 441 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770M 6,357 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Dell(1028 05AB) 3GB CLim: 862 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 425.31 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 14% Great: 17%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 347 351 349 350 347 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 411 Write 353 Mixed 273 SusWrite 349 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 33.2 119% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 130 155% 270 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 110%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$62 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 614GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 116 116 116 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 117 Write 114 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 116 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 2x4GB 26,681 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	52% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 16.4 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 13.3 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 56%

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

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 $48Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $47	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16