Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive108% 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.
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.
SystemAlienware 18  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0NT4Y3
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 04 '19 at 02:09
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4910MQ-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 87.8
1-Core 116
2-Core 201
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 570
58% 471 Pts
64-Core 577
36% 577 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.9% Good
Lighting 89
Reflection 46.6
Parallax 43.2
72% 59.6 fps
MRender 60.8
Gravity 51.6
Splatting 51.7
44% 54.7 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 448 454 438 385 326 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 446
Mixed 351
SusWrite 412
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 73.3
4K Mixed 47.4
154% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 355
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 108%
Great: 134%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
737GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 126 127 126 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 138
Write 139
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 125
78% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 75%
Sobetter EXT 40GB
15GB free
Firmware: 3202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 24 25 25 25 25 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
14% Very poor
Read 24
Write 24.4
Mixed 19.7
SusWrite 24.6
17% 23.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14%
Great: 14%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
59.3% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 17.6
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 20.6
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 60%

 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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