Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	32.7% 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	The 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware 17 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 068R5X
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180129
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 17:44
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209 69,603 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Memory 56.9 1-Core 22.1 2-Core 39.7 28% 39.6 Pts	4-Core 71.9 8-Core 122 12% 97.1 Pts	64-Core 122 8% 122 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M 21,995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Dell(1028 05AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 361.91 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Lighting 40.2 Reflection 42 Parallax 42.5 33% 41.6 fps	MRender 44 Gravity 41.2 Splatting 36.1 33% 40.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 33%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 750GB-$77 8,773 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 560GB free (System drive) Firmware: JF4OA100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 86 87 97 96 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 94.6 Write 102 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 88.1 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 95% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173CB0-YK0 4x4GB 329 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	43% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 16.8 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 7.2 17% 5.9 GB/s	Latency 137 29% 137 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 57%

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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%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16