Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	83.7% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 99% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 068R5X
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180129
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 01:32
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 81.8 1-Core 84.9 2-Core 222 72% 129 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 586 62% 495 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 mSATA 512GB 958 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT48D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 336 341 341 343 340 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 475 Write 334 Mixed 176 SusWrite 338 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 27.3 101% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 86.9 120% 224 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 90%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 436GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 469 464 466 466 470 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 458 Mixed 435 SusWrite 466 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 52.1 176% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 123 126 127 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 93.2 Write 68.7 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 124 63% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 201% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 M471B1G73EB0-YK0 M471B1G73EB0-YK0 M471B1G73CB0-YK0 32GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.3% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 16 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 19.3 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 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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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	453x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	308x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	124x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	626x
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples	119x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x

RAM
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 53%, 1,671 samples	113x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16