Alienware 17

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17% 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 Drive	82.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

System	Alienware 17 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 068R5X
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140924
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '19 at 00:14
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$50 15,557 User benchmarks, average bench 60% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 77.7 1-Core 72.8 2-Core 145 59% 98.4 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 377 36% 296 Pts	64-Core 357 22% 357 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) 258,091 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.13% Terrible	Lighting 0.93 Reflection 21.2 Parallax 1.25 1% 7.78 fps	MRender 2.62 Gravity 0.9 Splatting 3 2% 2.17 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.13% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 860M 18,736 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Dell(1028 05AA) 2GB CLim: 915 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	17% Very poor	Lighting 20.9 Reflection 21.2 Parallax 26.8 17% 23 fps	MRender 20.2 Gravity 27 Splatting 16.6 17% 21.3 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 17%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 122 111 105 109 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 488 Write 219 Mixed 282 SusWrite 116 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 67 4K Mixed 40 134% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 303 228% 306 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 124%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30 34,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 348GB free Firmware: DEM9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 104 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 105 Write 85 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 103 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.9 374% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9S3L/8G Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.9% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 9.9 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 12 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 84.8 47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 54%

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware 17

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	453x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	308x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	124x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	626x
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples	119x
GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 2,147 samples	99x

SSD
DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GBLiteonitBench 67%, 888 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x

RAM
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 53%, 1,671 samples	113x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 53%, 1,119 samples	80x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 53%, 1,523 samples	64x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $209

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16