Alienware 14

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive58% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemAlienware 14  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 14
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130606
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 05 '20 at 21:28
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4800MQ-$150
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 107
2-Core 210
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 530
54% 439 Pts
64-Core 525
32% 525 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05A9) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3496
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.17% Terrible
Lighting 5.4
Reflection 2.7
Parallax 7.7
4% 5.27 fps
MRender 5.5
Gravity 2.6
Splatting 5.3
4% 4.47 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.17%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB
710GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 2.4 3.1 3 3.2 3.6 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 437
Write 369
Mixed 356
SusWrite 3.1
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 83.4
4K Mixed 19.9
101% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 0.3
66% 155 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 58%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
57.7% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 17
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 20.7
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 14 Builds (Compare 616 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 14

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