Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.1% 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)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130606
Uptime7.8 Days
Run DateJun 22 '17 at 20:59
Run Duration101 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 95.2
2-Core 182
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 503
54% 432 Pts
64-Core 504
31% 504 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770M
Dell(1028 05AD) 3GB
CLim: 862 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 376.9
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
17.1% Very poor
Lighting 20.5
Reflection 18.3
Parallax 25.9
17% 21.6 fps
MRender 22.5
Gravity 24.2
Splatting 19.3
18% 22 fps
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 17%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
269GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
48.5% Average
Read 96.8
Write 72.2
Mixed 81.5
63% 83.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.18
64% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
55.9% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 16.8
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 16.8
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 56%

 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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