Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics27.7% 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.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04WT2G
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '17 at 14:54
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$48
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 103
2-Core 202
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 521
55% 440 Pts
64-Core 529
33% 529 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M
Dell(1028 05AE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27.7% Poor
Lighting 33.3
Reflection 33.1
Parallax 41.1
27% 35.8 fps
MRender 37.7
Gravity 37.7
Splatting 31.3
29% 35.6 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 42%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0P2D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 96
Write 81.1
Mixed 75.1
63% 84.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.15
4K Mixed 0.15
51% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
58% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.2
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 18.1
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 58%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,149 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

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