Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive191% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0GR0H2
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 03 '19 at 05:42
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4930MX
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 109
2-Core 210
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 573
59% 477 Pts
64-Core 578
36% 578 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 05AE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.5% Very good
Lighting 87.3
Reflection 109
Parallax 88.8
71% 95.1 fps
MRender 93.5
Gravity 84.7
Splatting 96
75% 91.4 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 82%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 3TB
3TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 692 1003 1055 1104 1077 1101 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 1,328
Write 960
Mixed 817
SusWrite 1,005
230% 1,028 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 98.7
4K Mixed 52.2
174% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 520
DQ Write 500
DQ Mixed 490
373% 503 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 191%
Great: 462%
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 above expectations (81st percentile)
73.9% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 23.7
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 23.6
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 77%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17

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