Alienware 17

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	13.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0GR0H2
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '19 at 12:33
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4910MQ-$110 6,703 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Memory 84.5 1-Core 24.6 2-Core 65.2 41% 58.1 Pts	4-Core 91.9 8-Core 186 16% 139 Pts	64-Core 511 32% 511 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M 2,147 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Dell(1028 05AE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	13.6% Very poor	Lighting 7.37 Reflection 29.4 Parallax 40.2 6% 25.7 fps	MRender 36.8 Gravity 37.4 Splatting 31.2 28% 35.1 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 42%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZMTE512HMHP-000MV 512GB 975 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 389GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT41M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 257 309 345 349 356 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 374 Write 353 Mixed 167 SusWrite 312 68% 301 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 22.2 4K Mixed 14.9 51% 16.9 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 81.8 96% 165 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 94%
P3-1TB 1TB 2,113 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 500GB free Firmware: T180731 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 305 286 149 149 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 381 Write 374 Mixed 338 SusWrite 220 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 28 4K Mixed 17.6 59% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 222 172% 232 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 105%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 405GB free Firmware: 2BE10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 78 79 79 79 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	46% Average	Read 80.2 Write 70 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 79 52% 70 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 182% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 HMT351S6EFR8A-PB Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 16GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	51.2% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 16.7 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 7.5 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 57%

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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 $94Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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