Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics24.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04WT2G
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131225
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateMay 21 '17 at 22:29
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User KWT-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4900MQ-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 208
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 542
57% 459 Pts
64-Core 544
34% 544 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780M
Dell(1028 05AE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 849 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
24.8% Poor
Lighting 29.7
Reflection 28.9
Parallax 39.8
24% 32.8 fps
MRender 36.6
Gravity 34.1
Splatting 26.8
26% 32.5 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0304
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 98.9
Write 86.9
Mixed 57.7
60% 81.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 6.12
4K Mixed 0.51
212% 2.54 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
56.7% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.2
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 18.9
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,145 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 17

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $209
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