Alienware 14

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.3% 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 Drive139% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 14  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 14
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130606
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '21 at 01:57
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 89.5
2-Core 167
70% 116 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 491
50% 405 Pts
64-Core 488
30% 488 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 765M
Dell(1028 05AC) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
13.3% Very poor
Lighting 15.7
Reflection 14.6
Parallax 20.5
13% 16.9 fps
MRender 16.9
Gravity 21
Splatting 15.3
14% 17.7 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.3%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 2TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 470 469 485 483 488 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 488
Mixed 465
SusWrite 466
109% 483 MB/s
4K Read 51.1
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 71.2
239% 85.3 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 70.1
131% 261 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 139%
Great: 120%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
225GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 90 90 90 91 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 98.3
Write 97.3
Mixed 67.1
SusWrite 89.8
65% 88.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
57.2% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 17.1
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 17.4
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 14 Builds (Compare 616 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 14

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $247
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