Alienware 18

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 55.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	14.8% 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	80.3% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware 18 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware
Memory	13.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140423
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '23 at 13:04
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	MNG-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Memory 66.9 1-Core 70.2 2-Core 135 54% 90.6 Pts	4-Core 239 8-Core 334 36% 287 Pts	64-Core 332 21% 332 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770M 6,357 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Dell(1028 05AB) 3GB CLim: 862 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.25 Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Lighting 17.2 Reflection 17.8 Parallax 22.6 14% 19.2 fps	MRender 20.3 Gravity 22.9 Splatting 17.8 16% 20.3 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 17%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Luminoutek 256GB 256GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 386 398 406 406 407 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 444 Write 350 Mixed 339 SusWrite 394 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 21.8 101% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 68 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 37.6 72% 136 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 87%
Seagate ST925032 0AS 250GB 1,499 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 121GB free Firmware: 0303 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 49 50 50 50 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	29.6% Poor	Read 53 Write 50.5 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 49.8 34% 46.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 39%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$68 21,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 95GB free Firmware: PB4OC60N SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 57 57 57 56 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 53.2 Write 55 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 56.6 36% 49.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB HMT451S6AFR8A-PB HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 24GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	47.2% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 14.5 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 12 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	18.5"	1920 1080	SDC4C48

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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 $44Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	54x

GPU
GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 2,147 samples	107x
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	26x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 53%, 1,119 samples	17x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $239

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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