Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0MPYM4
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 16 '19 at 05:32
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 (100th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 104
2-Core 198
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 516
56% 446 Pts
64-Core 519
32% 519 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 M290X
Dell(1028 05AD) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
22.7% Poor
Lighting 26.4
Reflection 30.4
Parallax 35.4
22% 30.7 fps
MRender 27.6
Gravity 24.8
Splatting 36.1
25% 29.5 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 27%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80 11GB
10GB free
Firmware: MD1H
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 446
Write 202
Mixed 197
62% 282 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 52
4K Mixed 26.2
100% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 140
115% 162 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 65%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
889GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 100.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 77 89 90 97 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 101
Write 108
Mixed 57
SusWrite 89.2
65% 88.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
57.7% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 16.3
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 19.9
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 57.7%
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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