Alienware 14

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemAlienware 14  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07MJ2Y
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140423
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 11 '20 at 14:43
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 95.4
2-Core 189
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 500
54% 427 Pts
64-Core 502
31% 502 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 765M
Dell(1028 05AC) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
13.6% Very poor
Lighting 16.4
Reflection 15.1
Parallax 19.8
13% 17.1 fps
MRender 17.1
Gravity 20.7
Splatting 14.7
14% 17.5 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
294GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 912 500 492 475 466 478 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 64GB
59GB free
Firmware: CXM13D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 161 155 160 155 159 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 447
Write 170
Mixed 209
SusWrite 158
54% 246 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 45.5
4K Mixed 20.3
83% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 52.9
DQ Mixed 91.2
84% 135 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 62%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 114 114 116 120 116 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
49.7% Average
Read 59.3
Write 111
Mixed 61.2
SusWrite 114
64% 86.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.3
95% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
57.6% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 17.1
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 19.3
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Alienware 14

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $247
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