Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
CPU throttled at 99% 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 068R5X
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 26 '19 at 21:10
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 108
2-Core 194
78% 132 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 560
58% 469 Pts
64-Core 565
35% 565 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 05AE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2155 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (69th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75% Very good
Lighting 89.5
Reflection 116
Parallax 94.3
73% 99.9 fps
MRender 96.5
Gravity 87.8
Splatting 103
79% 95.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
604GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 541 581 582 594 596 598 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 532
Write 859
Mixed 330
SusWrite 582
130% 576 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 55.2
4K Mixed 32.4
111% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 406
DQ Write 506
DQ Mixed 342
290% 418 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 112%
Great: 445%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
487GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 340 337 345 345 345 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 476
Mixed 443
SusWrite 339
99% 441 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 53
187% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 356
268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 115%
Great: 133%
Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: RVT41B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 340 337 345 345 344 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 478
Mixed 450
SusWrite 339
100% 442 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 56.9
193% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 361
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 117%
Great: 123%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 2000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78.5% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 25.8
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 23.2
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 59.8
67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware 17

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