Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive5.92% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 068R5X
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130715
Uptime28.1 Days
Run DateNov 07 '19 at 23:42
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 (94th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 90.4
2-Core 172
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 469
45% 373 Pts
64-Core 483
30% 483 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.98% Terrible
Lighting 3.97
Reflection 18.4
Parallax 6.78
3% 9.71 fps
MRender 9.48
Gravity 2.33
Splatting 7.87
5% 6.56 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.98%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ02ABD100H-SSHD-8GB 1TB
833GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HEFC1E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 62 56 44 60 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
5.92% Terrible
Read 62.5
Write 37.7
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 50
10% 43.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.3
1% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 5.92%
Great: 16%
Sandisk P4 64GB
0GB free
Firmware: SSD 8.10
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 151
Write 92.8
Mixed 33.2
20% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 9
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 1.1
17% 4.7 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
53.5% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 16.4
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 17.4
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,145 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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