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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	94.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware 18 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 01W2J2
Memory	12.5 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	20190722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 21:02
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 105 2-Core 212 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 523 59% 463 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 77.2% 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: 425.31 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 11% Great: 17%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 278GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 449 448 444 379 394 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 430 Mixed 420 SusWrite 425 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 44.9 146% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 34.1 DQ Write 80.8 DQ Mixed 46.4 38% 53.8 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 125%
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB 888 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 58GB free Firmware: DMH110B SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 207 207 207 207 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 458 Write 207 Mixed 214 SusWrite 207 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 57.1 4K Mixed 30.3 114% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 175 149% 219 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 75%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 634GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 74.7 Write 73.8 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 74 49% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GB 1,671 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 17.1 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19.9 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	6	105	1	60	18.5"	1536 864	SDC4C48

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 18%

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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 $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