Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics24.4% 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 Drive84.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 068R5X
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 种颜色, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 种颜色
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateDec 09 '17 at 13:21
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 (87th percentile)
67.7% Good
Memory 76
1-Core 90.9
2-Core 176
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 500
51% 410 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780M
Dell(1028 05AA) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6871
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
24.4% Poor
Lighting 30.7
Reflection 27.7
Parallax 33.5
25% 30.6 fps
MRender 35.1
Gravity 25.7
Splatting 25.7
23% 28.8 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM05B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Read 498
Write 257
Mixed 378
84% 378 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 73.8
4K Mixed 23.5
114% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 75.2
128% 249 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 110%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 750GB-$77
164GB free
Firmware: JF4OA100 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 94.9
Write 100
Mixed 93.3
72% 96.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.18
4K Write 0.93
4K Mixed 0.14
41% 0.42 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64C88B1NS-DI 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.8% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 15.4
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17.5
44% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 88.3
45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 57%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17

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