PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
Processor | With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor. |
Graphics | 5.86% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks. |
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 | 8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system. |
OS Version | Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option. |
System | Alienware Alienware M17 (all builds) |
Motherboard | alienware alienware |
Memory | 4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz |
Display | 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors |
OS | Windows 10 |
BIOS Date | 20081014 |
Uptime | 0.2 Days |
Run Date | Nov 22 '18 at 10:43 |
Run Duration | 114 Seconds |
Run User | USA-User |
Background CPU | 26% |
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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38.4%
Below average
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Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870-X2 (Crossfire Disabled)
Device(161F 207A) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
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5.86%
Terrible
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Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Seagate ST9320421AS 320GB-$90
257GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SD13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 52 52 63 73 73 MB/s
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39.3%
Below average
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Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
15.9%
Very poor
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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CPU | |
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Core2 Duo P8400Intel $20Bench 37%, 6,904 samples | 3x |
Core2 Duo P9700IntelBench 40%, 485 samples | 1x |
Core2 Duo T9600Intel $170Bench 39%, 2,726 samples | 1x |
GPU | |
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Mobility Radeon HD 3870-X2 (Crossfire Disabled)ATIBench 5%, 142 samples | 8x |
Mobility Radeon HD 3870ATIBench 5%, 11 samples | 1x |
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 39% - Below average | Total price: $55 |