Alienware 18

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics12.2% 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 Drive71.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 01W2J2
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 31 '21 at 17:23
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User MUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4800MQ-$150
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 78
1-Core 106
2-Core 205
73% 130 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 531
59% 462 Pts
64-Core 529
33% 529 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 75%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770M
Dell(1028 05AB) 3GB
CLim: 862 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
12.2% Very poor
Lighting 17.4
Reflection 9.2
Parallax 11.5
14% 12.7 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 11.6
Splatting 9.1
8% 10.4 fps
Poor: 14%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 17%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Netac 240GB 240GB
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN3147
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 26 23 15 15 27 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 454
Write 351
Mixed 341
SusWrite 22.1
65% 292 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 81
4K Mixed 39.1
146% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 102
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 45.6
67% 121 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 93%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
699GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 121
Mixed 67.8
71% 94.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF51264HZ-1G6M1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
56.7% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.3
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 19.9
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 84.3
47% 84.3 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 43: 4R 6G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
43% 34% 44 115 64 60 18.5" 1536 864 SDC4C48
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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