Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.2% 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 Drive58.4% 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
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 18 '19 at 11:45
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4810MQ-$400
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 112
2-Core 188
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 550
57% 457 Pts
64-Core 530
33% 530 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
Dell(1028 05AA) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8876
Performing below potential (94th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (41 fps cap detected)
33.2% Below average
Lighting 41.6
Reflection 41.3
Parallax 40.2
34% 41.1 fps
MRender 42.5
Gravity 38.7
Splatting 36.5
32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 106 112 107 94 96 MB/s
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
58.4% Above average
Read 252
Write 149
Mixed 186
SusWrite 100
38% 172 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 66.8
4K Mixed 34.9
118% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 116
88% 118 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 75%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70
632GB free
Firmware: 0005DEM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 106 107 109 110 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 111
Write 104
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 104
68% 93.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
56.7% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 16.4
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 19.9
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,151 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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