Alienware 14

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 32.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive55.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 14  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07MJ2Y
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 13 '21 at 05:17
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
32.5% Below average
Memory 53.2
1-Core 23
2-Core 42.4
28% 39.5 Pts
4-Core 66.1
8-Core 126
11% 96.1 Pts
64-Core 126
8% 126 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05A9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.46% Terrible
Lighting 0.5
Reflection 11.6
Parallax 1.3
0% 4.47 fps
MRender 1.2
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.6
0% 0.7 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.46%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DMH110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 202 178 195 193 196 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 410
Write 203
Mixed 198
SusWrite 194
56% 251 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 25.9
4K Mixed 17.4
59% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 137
118% 174 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 75%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 106 111 111 110 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
64.7% Good
Read 115
Write 111
Mixed 59.1
SusWrite 110
72% 98.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
43% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 17
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 7
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 149
27% 149 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 43%
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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