Alienware 18

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	40.9% 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	84% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Alienware 18 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 01W2J2
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '22 at 15:21
Run Duration	304 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Memory 48.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 190 61% 114 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 123 37% 235 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 50.9% 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: 526.47 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.9% Average	Lighting 50.2 Reflection 57.1 Parallax 46.2 41% 51.2 fps	MRender 54.9 Gravity 49.9 Splatting 46.3 41% 50.4 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 1TB 2,531 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 504GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 346 377 362 389 408 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 441 Write 387 Mixed 335 SusWrite 360 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 31.4 104% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 220 178% 254 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 2TB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 108GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 382 413 438 430 443 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 374 Mixed 363 SusWrite 404 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 36.9 113% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 300 239% 334 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 121%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87 21,339 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 39GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 92 90 95 111 104 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 81.2 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 96.4 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BF186D.C16 4x8GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 1777 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	22% Poor	MC Read 0.6 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 9.8 18% 6.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 17.3 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 168 24% 168 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 64%

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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 $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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16