Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.7% 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 Drive109% 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.
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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04703X
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150904
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 05 '20 at 01:47
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4900MQ-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 229
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 599
65% 516 Pts
64-Core 594
37% 594 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1164 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.7% Very good
Lighting 108
Reflection 64.8
Parallax 59
88% 77.2 fps
MRender 73
Gravity 63.2
Splatting 57.5
52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 52%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 120GB
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT41B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 148 150 150 150 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 474
Mixed 388
SusWrite 180
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 59
205% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 353
254% 330 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70
695GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 110 110 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 102
Write 104
Mixed 54.7
SusWrite 110
68% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 62%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 750GB-$55
699GB free
Firmware: SM12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 109 105 110 106 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 110
Write 116
Mixed 63.9
SusWrite 107
73% 99.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 63%
Toshiba MQ01ABC150 1.5TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: AQ001U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 88 89 92 90 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 101
Write 61.2
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 89.7
51% 70.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
58.5% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 17.3
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 19.1
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 58.5%
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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