Alienware 18

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	13.1% 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 Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware 18 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	372.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '21 at 16:16
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4800MQ-$150 22,632 User benchmarks, average bench 63% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 77 1-Core 99.4 2-Core 185 69% 121 Pts	4-Core 279 8-Core 421 43% 350 Pts	64-Core 482 30% 482 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 M290X 1,411 User benchmarks, average bench 22% Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.12.1 Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Lighting 24.4 Reflection 33.1 Parallax 37.4 20% 31.6 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 27%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80 11GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 10GB free Firmware: MD1H Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 394 Write 197 Mixed 182 56% 258 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 39.6 4K Mixed 19.5 72% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 140 113% 157 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 65%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 76 130 162 70 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 107 Write 110 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 100 67% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 107% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 213%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GB 1,523 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 16.5 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 15.7 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 86.2 46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 52.8% 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 13: 1R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
13%	23%	22	112	9	0	18.5"	1536 864	SDC4C48

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

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