Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04WT2G
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 22:45
Run Duration96 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$50
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 88.5
1-Core 93.6
2-Core 182
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 438
50% 392 Pts
64-Core 490
30% 490 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.78% Terrible
Lighting 3.87
Reflection 21.3
Parallax 6.78
3% 10.7 fps
MRender 7.86
Gravity 2.33
Splatting 7.7
5% 5.96 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.78%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
783GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0P2D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
51.4% Above average
Read 93.4
Write 85.7
Mixed 82
65% 87 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.06
4K Mixed 0.09
48% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
53.6% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 16.2
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 16.2
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 53.6%
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

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