Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21.9% 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 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FT9KT
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140623
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 22 '17 at 15:49
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU3%

 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 (96th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 109
2-Core 214
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 565
58% 467 Pts
64-Core 567
35% 567 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 M290X
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.2
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
21.9% Poor
Lighting 25.8
Reflection 29.2
Parallax 34.9
21% 30 fps
MRender 25.3
Gravity 24.9
Splatting 34
24% 28.1 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 27%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80 11GB
10GB free
Firmware: MD1H
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 447
Write 202
Mixed 272
67% 307 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 47.9
4K Mixed 25.8
97% 33.1 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 57.2
77% 139 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 65%
MQ01ABD100 1TB
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XAP0
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 71.4
Write 81
Mixed 77.4
58% 76.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 0.53
4K Mixed 0.15
42% 0.36 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
56.9% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.5
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 19.5
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 18 Builds (Compare 365 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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