Alienware 18

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	41.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.2% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware 18 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0NT4Y3
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '21 at 05:14
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4940MX 2,383 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 83 1-Core 91.3 2-Core 170 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 307 8-Core 431 46% 369 Pts	64-Core 480 30% 480 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M 14,160 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 368.71 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Lighting 51 Reflection 58.9 Parallax 50.3 42% 53.4 fps	MRender 58.3 Gravity 51.3 Splatting 47.6 42% 52.4 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 288 322 346 336 342 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 444 Write 367 Mixed 318 SusWrite 312 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 34.7 134% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 37.5 67% 137 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 124%
Micron_5210_MTFDDAK1T9QDE 2TB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: D2MU005 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 206 224 232 232 239 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	64.9% Good	Read 266 Write 232 Mixed 249 SusWrite 220 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 25.6 103% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 27 71% 149 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 82%
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 1TB 1,324 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 171GB free Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 292 324 347 338 345 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 399 Mixed 405 SusWrite 315 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 43 144% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 52.4 104% 210 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 128%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 124GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 293 324 348 339 346 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 505 Write 465 Mixed 342 SusWrite 316 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 33.2 130% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 127 110% 166 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 M471B1G73QH0-YK0 M471B1G73EB0-YK0 M471B1G73QH0-YK0 32GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.6 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 18.9 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 57%

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

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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 $48Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16