Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.5% 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.
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 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 041W46
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJun 23 '17 at 14:07
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4910MQ-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 85
1-Core 113
2-Core 224
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 572
64% 505 Pts
64-Core 570
35% 570 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M
Dell(1028 05AA) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6871
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27.5% Poor
Lighting 34.5
Reflection 32.8
Parallax 41.7
28% 36.3 fps
MRender 37.2
Gravity 29.8
Splatting 30.6
26% 32.5 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 42%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
811GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 126
Write 126
Mixed 128
96% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.76
4K Mixed 0.19
82% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
56.6% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.3
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 19.9
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Alienware 17

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