Alienware 17

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

CPU throttled at 96% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Alienware 17 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 068R5X
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '19 at 21:01
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4930MX 1,497 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 240 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 597 65% 514 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 05AE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.9% Very good	Lighting 85 Reflection 112 Parallax 82.2 69% 92.9 fps	MRender 91.4 Gravity 82.7 Splatting 95.7 74% 89.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 500GB 1,650 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 362 378 363 317 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 371 Mixed 380 SusWrite 346 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 49.7 158% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 353 266% 354 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 123%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 53GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 356 370 383 386 392 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 462 Mixed 376 SusWrite 370 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 49.8 4K Mixed 32.7 110% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 280 228% 325 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 117%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 265GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 355 371 382 393 392 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 459 Mixed 364 SusWrite 371 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 53.6 4K Mixed 34.7 115% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 280 229% 327 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 118%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 64GB-$7 7,617 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 18GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 45 27 21 24 26 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 158 Write 65.3 Mixed 75 SusWrite 34.6 96% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.9 156% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1866 2x8GB 250 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 1777 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	66% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 20.3 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 20.7 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 70%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware 17

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	453x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	308x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	124x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	626x
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples	119x
GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 2,147 samples	99x

SSD
DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GBLiteonitBench 67%, 888 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x

RAM
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 53%, 1,671 samples	113x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16