Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive71.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0MPYM4
Memory16.2 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 01 '18 at 20:08
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$50
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
70.6% Very good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 84.3
2-Core 191
68% 119 Pts
4-Core 321
8-Core 512
51% 416 Pts
64-Core 520
32% 520 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 73%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DMH110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 203 202 192 202 202 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 466
Write 203
Mixed 209
SusWrite 200
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 49
4K Mixed 26.6
98% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 172
146% 215 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB M471B5173QH0-YK0 Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 20GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
53.2% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 15.1
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 18.8
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,147 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $209
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