Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 068R5X
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131025
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 03 '19 at 19:36
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 101
2-Core 193
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 496
53% 420 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.83% Terrible
Lighting 3.87
Reflection 18.4
Parallax 6.53
3% 9.59 fps
MRender 8.9
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.39
5% 6.22 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.83%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
893GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX1E1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 86 85 91 90 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Read 94.8
Write 97.3
Mixed 30.7
SusWrite 88.5
56% 77.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 62%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
815GB free
Firmware: 2BA30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 76 101 99 100 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 103
Write 20.8
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 96.3
52% 70.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 59%
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)
57.5% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.1
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 20.4
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 57.5%
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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