Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.02% 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.
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.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 068R5X
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime7 Days
Run DateApr 03 '16 at 08:49
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 (96th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 98.8
2-Core 186
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 499
50% 409 Pts
64-Core 510
32% 510 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4331
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.02% Terrible
Lighting 3.97
Reflection 6.85
Parallax 6.88
3% 5.9 fps
MRender 9.81
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.91
6% 6.7 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.02%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDMCEAW0 11GB
10GB free
Firmware: GLi6
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
37.2% Below average
Read 375
Write 82
Mixed 136
43% 198 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 37.4
4K Mixed 6.08
49% 19.1 MB/s
DQ Read 54.4
DQ Write 95.5
DQ Mixed 25.5
33% 58.4 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 59%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 210
Mixed 213
154% 205 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 3.33
4K Mixed 0.31
121% 1.41 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 115%
Great: 189%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KNWMX1-HYA 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
56.4% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 16.8
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 18.8
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,145 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

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