Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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.
Graphics68.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive153% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150904
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 23 '20 at 01:28
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4940MX
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 223
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 345
47% 352 Pts
64-Core 590
36% 590 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
68.1% Good
Lighting 98.9
Reflection 54.1
Parallax 55.9
81% 69.6 fps
MRender 60
Gravity 51.3
Splatting 51.3
44% 54.2 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
480GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 687 657 801 804 803 806 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
153% Outstanding
Read 1,093
Write 834
Mixed 428
SusWrite 760
174% 779 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 78.7
4K Mixed 38.4
139% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 538
DQ Mixed 406
318% 430 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 153%
Great: 445%
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
10GB free
Firmware: DMH110B
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 443
Write 203
Mixed 210
62% 285 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 62.4
4K Mixed 33.5
121% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 176
148% 217 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 2000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
77.4% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 24.8
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 27.5
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 87%

 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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