Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76% 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.
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04703X
Memory12.6 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 DateOct 29 '20 at 19:07
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 (98th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 83.8
1-Core 112
2-Core 226
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 593
64% 507 Pts
64-Core 601
37% 601 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 80.7%
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
76% Very good
Lighting 108
Reflection 65.3
Parallax 59.5
88% 77.8 fps
MRender 73.2
Gravity 63.5
Splatting 56.7
52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 120GB
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT41B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 148 149 150 149 149 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 476
Mixed 383
SusWrite 180
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 57.9
201% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 351
266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001SDM5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 207 204 214 204 212 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 209
Mixed 58.9
SusWrite 207
122% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
213% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 116%
Great: 62%
Toshiba MQ01ABC150 1.5TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: AQ001U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 91 89 89 92 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 81.4
Write 83.1
Mixed 28
SusWrite 89.5
51% 70.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.4
93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 49.1%
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)
58.8% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 17
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 19.8
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 73.9
54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 58.8%
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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HDDRAMUSB
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