Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics4.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive144% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 09R9DP
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 10 '18 at 22:43
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
66.2% Good
Memory 81.2
1-Core 105
2-Core 172
70% 119 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 485
46% 381 Pts
64-Core 482
30% 482 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.5% Terrible
Lighting 4.5
Reflection 33
Parallax 7.56
4% 15 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 2.77
Splatting 8.7
6% 7.39 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.5%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 768GB
606GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 525 601 619 615 647 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 1,375
Write 663
Mixed 225
SusWrite 583
156% 712 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 57.6
4K Mixed 25.3
103% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 532
DQ Write 453
DQ Mixed 123
193% 369 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 144%
Great: 314%
Liteonit LMT-256L9M-11 MSATA 256GB
206GB free
Firmware: HM8110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 360 321 352 352 353 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 407
Mixed 284
SusWrite 350
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 61.3
4K Mixed 33.4
121% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 212
195% 300 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
56.2% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 16.4
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.7
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.2%
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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