Alienware 17

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.14% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.1% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 67% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Alienware 17 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 068R5X
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '18 at 11:59
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	67%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4940MX 2,383 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Memory 71.2 1-Core 43.4 2-Core 85.1 43% 66.6 Pts	4-Core 152 8-Core 231 24% 191 Pts	64-Core 229 14% 229 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4963 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	2.14% Terrible	Lighting 2.1 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 3.62 2% 5.75 fps	MRender 5.43 Gravity 1.23 Splatting 4.13 3% 3.6 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.14% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 451 431 449 459 460 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 460 Mixed 344 SusWrite 448 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 52.9 4K Mixed 35.8 118% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 188 170% 259 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 124%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 750GB-$77 8,773 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 698GB free Firmware: JF4OA100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 109 114 114 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 109 Write 114 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 113 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 HMT451S6AFR8A-PB Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 16GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 9.8 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 10.6 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 98.6 41% 98.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 56%

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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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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware 17

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	454x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $48Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	308x
Core i7-4800MQIntel $150Bench 63%, 22,632 samples	125x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	629x
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples	120x
GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 2,147 samples	99x

SSD
DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GBLiteonitBench 67%, 888 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x

RAM
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 53%, 1,671 samples	115x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 53%, 1,119 samples	80x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 53%, 1,523 samples	64x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $209

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16