Alienware 14

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 21%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 25.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.24% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 14  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140423
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 03 '21 at 03:35
Run Duration236 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing way below expectations (14th 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 (2nd percentile)
25.4% Poor
Memory 41.3
1-Core 14.9
2-Core 30.9
21% 29 Pts
4-Core 52.4
8-Core 101
9% 76.8 Pts
64-Core 118
7% 118 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05A9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.24% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 14.6
Parallax 1
0% 5.23 fps
MRender 1.2
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.6
0% 0.7 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.24%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65
663GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 44 65 71 55 75 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
47% Average
Read 106
Write 41.9
Mixed 35
SusWrite 57.9
44% 60.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.4
71% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 47%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
41.5% Average
MC Read 15.7
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 16.7
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 6.6
16% 5.43 GB/s
Latency 196
20% 196 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 41.5%
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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