Alienware 14

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive78.6% 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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 14  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07MJ2Y
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140423
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 10 '17 at 20:30
Run Duration96 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 88
1-Core 95.6
2-Core 190
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 469
52% 411 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 765M
Dell(1028 05A9) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8494
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
13.7% Very poor
Lighting 16.6
Reflection 15.1
Parallax 19.4
14% 17 fps
MRender 17.6
Gravity 20.5
Splatting 14.6
14% 17.6 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.7%
Great: 14%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$85
364GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 491
Write 337
Mixed 291
82% 373 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 40.4
4K Mixed 19.7
90% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 41.5
90% 189 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
57.5% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.8
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 19.8
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 57.5%
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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