| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (4th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 96 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. |
| Processor | With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 25.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor. |
| Graphics | 4.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics) |
| Boot Drive | 28.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times. |
| Memory | 8GB 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 Version | Although 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. |
| System | Alienware M17x (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Alienware |
| Memory | 6.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 7 |
| BIOS Date | 20110117 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | May 19 '17 at 06:35 |
| Run Duration | 121 Seconds |
| Run User | AUS-User |
| Background CPU | 4% |
PC Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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25.4%
Poor
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38% 81.7 Pts
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37% 284 Pts
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3% 52.5 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Dell(1028 043A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.0
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4.23%
Terrible
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4% 4.74 fps
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4% 4.38 fps
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Samsung 840 120GB-$109
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
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28.6%
Poor
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40% 181 MB/s
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30% 9.75 MB/s
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22% 34.7 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-CG 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
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11.8%
Very poor
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13% 4.53 GB/s
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5% 1.9 GB/s
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9% 462 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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System: Alienware M17x
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| Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples | 13x |
| Core i7 Q 820Intel $119Bench 52%, 2,269 samples | 9x |
| Core i7 X 920Intel $90Bench 57%, 998 samples | 9x |
| GPU |
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| Mobility Radeon HD 4870ATIBench 8%, 153 samples | 27x |
| Mobility Radeon HD 5870AMDBench 9%, 3,040 samples | 25x |
| GeForce GTX 260MNvidiaBench 5%, 1,120 samples | 7x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 51% - Above average | Total price: $245 |