Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics22.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 01W2J2
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140623
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '21 at 03:28
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$48
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
68.7% Good
Memory 80
1-Core 99.7
2-Core 172
69% 117 Pts
4-Core 310
8-Core 478
49% 394 Pts
64-Core 508
31% 508 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
22.6% Poor
Lighting 30.6
Reflection 29
Parallax 41.9
25% 33.8 fps
MRender 36.1
Gravity 39.2
Splatting 0.2
18% 25.2 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 42%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DMH110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 196 189 177 198 198 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 427
Write 201
Mixed 206
SusWrite 192
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 43.7
4K Mixed 25.6
93% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 165
142% 211 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 75%
Hitachi HTS542516K9SA00 160GB-$298
149GB free
Firmware: BBCOC31P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 49 49 49 49 49 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
27.3% Poor
Read 46.2
Write 40.2
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 48.6
30% 40.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 27.3%
Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
55.9% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 16
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 19.1
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 80.6
50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 55.9%
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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