Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17% 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 Drive71.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 01W2J2
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140227
Uptime7.2 Days
Run DateJul 15 '20 at 04:26
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 (99th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 106
2-Core 184
76% 127 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 534
55% 443 Pts
64-Core 524
32% 524 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 860M
Dell(1028 05AB) 2GB
CLim: 915 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
17% Very poor
Lighting 21
Reflection 17.7
Parallax 27.5
17% 22.1 fps
MRender 19.9
Gravity 26.7
Splatting 16.5
17% 21 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 17%
Great: 17%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 90 104 86 85 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 496
Write 154
Mixed 137
SusWrite 91.3
48% 220 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 60.7
4K Mixed 31.7
116% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 79.2
DQ Mixed 111
112% 190 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 133%
Liteonit DMT-80 11GB
10GB free
Firmware: MD1H
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 445
Write 208
Mixed 26.5
49% 227 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 45.9
4K Mixed 25.1
93% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 145
118% 165 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 65%
Toshiba THNSNK256GCS8 SATA 256GB
136GB free
Firmware: K8DA4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 240 236 245 246 245 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 391
Write 222
Mixed 197
SusWrite 242
59% 263 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 27.2
94% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 162
152% 241 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
56.6% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 16
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 20
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 58%

 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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