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 below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
ProcessorWith 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 38.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive40.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04WT2G
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 20 '18 at 19:57
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4910MQ-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Memory 62.2
1-Core 23.6
2-Core 46.6
31% 44.1 Pts
4-Core 81.1
8-Core 127
13% 104 Pts
64-Core 127
8% 127 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 78%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 136 70 5.2 60 117 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
40.9% Average
Read 412
Write 206
Mixed 204
SusWrite 90.1
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 23.8
4K Mixed 10.5
48% 16.3 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 87
DQ Mixed 43.7
48% 82.4 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 56%
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
74GB free
Firmware: DMH110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 199 200 200 200 200 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
55.8% Above average
Read 429
Write 202
Mixed 198
SusWrite 200
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 30.2
4K Mixed 16.5
67% 22.1 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 100
85% 125 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 75%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100M 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: AX1P1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 107 108 108 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 101
Write 99.1
Mixed 34
SusWrite 108
62% 85.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
42.3% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 16
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 7.2
17% 6.03 GB/s
Latency 121
33% 121 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 58%

 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

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