Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive51.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01W2J2
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMay 19 '18 at 15:00
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4810MQ-$400
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 106
2-Core 214
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 558
59% 472 Pts
64-Core 565
35% 565 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770M
Dell(1028 05AB) 3GB
CLim: 862 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
17% Very poor
Lighting 20.2
Reflection 18.5
Parallax 23.7
16% 20.8 fps
MRender 23.5
Gravity 23.9
Splatting 19.3
18% 22.3 fps
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17%
Great: 17%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 mSATA 240GB-$120
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
51.2% Above average
Read 480
Write 262
Mixed 341
80% 361 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 32.8
4K Mixed 9.05
51% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 14.5
DQ Write 29.4
DQ Mixed 46.3
28% 30.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5428-018.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
58.5% Above average
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.2
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 19.3
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 18 Builds (Compare 366 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Alienware 18

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $239
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