Alienware 14

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	92.8% 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 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware 14 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07MJ2Y
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '21 at 07:12
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4900MQ-$110 5,651 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 109 2-Core 186 76% 129 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 551 56% 455 Pts	64-Core 556 34% 556 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M550 mSATA 256GB-$398 658 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 237 253 225 211 230 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 440 Mixed 298 SusWrite 254 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 40.8 145% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 232 201% 295 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 106%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 185GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 97 97 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 117 Write 116 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 96.7 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GB 18,309 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.5% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 14.6 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 16.2 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 58%

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

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System: Alienware 14

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	346x
Core i5-4200MIntel $39Bench 50%, 33,019 samples	109x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	77x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	388x
GTX 765MNvidiaBench 13%, 7,023 samples	115x
GeForce GT 750MNvidiaBench 8%, 13,088 samples	113x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	12x
DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GBLiteonitBench 67%, 888 samples	12x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x

RAM
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 18,159 samples	67x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 18,309 samples	65x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples	57x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $247

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 $45	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