Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics24.3% 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 Drive85.8% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 09R9DP
Memory24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 01 '18 at 17:23
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4930MX
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 112
2-Core 185
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 496
52% 419 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M
Dell(1028 05AA) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9836
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
24.3% Poor
Lighting 26.6
Reflection 28.2
Parallax 33.9
22% 29.6 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 38.8
Splatting 31.8
29% 36.5 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 24.3%
Great: 42%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 768GB
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 105 107 155 110 116 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 820
Write 153
Mixed 179
SusWrite 126
69% 319 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 22.5
94% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 605
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 113
153% 293 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 314%
Liteonit LMT-256M6M 256GB
206GB free
Firmware: 10B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 390 358 386 395 390 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 390
Mixed 293
SusWrite 381
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 66.5
4K Mixed 32.5
123% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 211
194% 299 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 16.2
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 11.8
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 77.3
52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53%
Great: 66%

 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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