Alienware 18

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics43.1% 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 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0NT4Y3
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 27 '20 at 04:28
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4940MX
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 80.5
1-Core 118
2-Core 227
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 313
50% 355 Pts
64-Core 372
23% 372 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.25
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
43.1% Average
Lighting 52.6
Reflection 54.7
Parallax 49.1
43% 52.1 fps
MRender 60.1
Gravity 49.1
Splatting 51.3
44% 53.5 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 901GB
799GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 60 89 160 172 154 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
86.9% Excellent
Read 185
Write 194
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 117
97% 134 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.1
272% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown PSD38G1600L2S Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 PSD38G1600L2S Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
56.2% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.1
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 19.9
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 79.6
50% 79.6 ns

 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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