| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas. |
| Processor | With 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 69.6%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| Graphics | 34.5% is a below average 3D score (GTX 1070 = 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 Drive | 52.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications. |
| Memory | 16GB 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 Version | Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion. |
| System | Alienware 17 R2 (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Alienware Alienware 17 R2 |
| Memory | 12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20170331 |
| Uptime | 0.2 Days |
| Run Date | Jan 13 '18 at 10:09 |
| Run Duration | 124 Seconds |
| Run User | AUS-User |
| Background CPU | 2% |
PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Single core | Quad core | Multi core |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel Core i7-4710HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
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69.6%
Good
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77% 95.9 Pts
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82% 362 Pts
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74% 492 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nvidia GTX 970M
Dell(1028 0688) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8205
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34.5%
Below average
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33% 106 fps
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36% 82.8 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Samsung PM851 M.2 2280 256GB
69GB free
Firmware: EXT25D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
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52.7%
Above average
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58% 265 MB/s
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49% 16.4 MB/s
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79% 173 MB/s
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38.1%
Below average
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54% 70.9 MB/s
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54% 0.56 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
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53.4%
Above average
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53% 18.5 GB/s
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48% 16.9 GB/s
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47% 84.5 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.
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System: Alienware 17 R2
| CPU |
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| Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 59%, 26,091 samples | 447x |
| Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 62%, 29,243 samples | 296x |
| Core i7-4980HQIntelBench 68%, 625 samples | 151x |
| GPU |
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| HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 5%, 104,939 samples | 400x |
| GTX 980MNvidiaBench 50%, 5,603 samples | 182x |
| GTX 970MNvidiaBench 39%, 8,816 samples | 173x |
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