Alienware 14

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.11% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive29.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 14  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07MJ2Y
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '19 at 23:03
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 67%

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4200M-$39
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1 GHz, turbo 0.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
37.4% Below average
Memory 61.9
1-Core 23.2
2-Core 43.1
31% 42.7 Pts
4-Core 78.3
8-Core 77.8
10% 78.1 Pts
64-Core 76.6
5% 76.6 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05A9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
2.11% Terrible
Lighting 2.07
Reflection 9.15
Parallax 3.53
2% 4.92 fps
MRender 5.29
Gravity 1.23
Splatting 4.17
3% 3.56 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.11%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A120G 120GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 67 83 47 56 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
29.7% Poor
Read 82.9
Write 341
Mixed 215
SusWrite 81.6
41% 180 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 23.9
4K Mixed 13
49% 16.6 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 38
57% 109 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
31.9% Below average
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 10.8
MC Mixed 13.8
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 7.2
18% 6.2 GB/s
Latency 122
33% 122 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 61%

 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

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