Alienware 18

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	87.6% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware 18 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 01W2J2
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '21 at 17:37
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4810MQ-$400 26,927 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 108 2-Core 207 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 570 60% 479 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 75%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 860M 18,736 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Dell(1028 05AB) 2GB CLim: 915 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.25 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 11% Great: 17%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-256M6M mSATA 256GB 4,013 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: DM8110F SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 342 360 374 370 342 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 460 Write 347 Mixed 258 SusWrite 359 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 31.1 114% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 192 165% 245 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 88%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 467GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 136 144 145 123 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 98.6 Write 98.6 Mixed 43.2 SusWrite 128 67% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 213%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 4x4GB 1,054 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 16.6 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 19.9 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 58%

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

System: Alienware 18

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	61x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	58x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	54x

GPU
GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 2,147 samples	106x
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples	53x
GTX 780MNvidiaBench 23%, 3,739 samples	47x

SSD
Ultimate SU800 128GBAdata $30Bench 77%, 32,167 samples	11x
hynix SH920 mSATA 256GBSKBench 70%, 756 samples	10x
DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GBLiteonitBench 67%, 888 samples	10x

RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 4x8GBSamsungBench 54%, 2,172 samples	27x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 4x8GBHynixBench 54%, 1,917 samples	25x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 53%, 1,119 samples	17x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $239

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16