Alienware 17

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.5% 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 Drive	90.7% 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 89% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 04WT2G
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '18 at 04:32
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	89%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4910MQ-$110 6,703 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 68.3 2-Core 146 59% 98.7 Pts	4-Core 267 8-Core 396 41% 332 Pts	64-Core 407 25% 407 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M 2,147 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Dell(1028 05AE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.65 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.5% Poor	Lighting 33 Reflection 33 Parallax 44 27% 36.7 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 37.1 Splatting 31.3 29% 35.5 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 42%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-256L9M-11 MSATA 256GB 2,178 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: HM8110A SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 382 412 392 393 362 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 383 Mixed 277 SusWrite 392 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 30.9 111% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 216 198% 303 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 95%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 408GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 86 85 87 86 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 80 Write 79.5 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 85.3 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 62%
Samsung Spinpoint MP4 2.5" 640GB 642 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 370GB free Firmware: 2AK10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 97 99 98 99 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 91 Write 68 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 95 57% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 4x8GB 1,917 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.4 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 19.4 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 66%

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

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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	309x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16