Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.52% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 068R5X
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 11 '19 at 14:03
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4800MQ-$150
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
34.2% Below average
Memory 56.7
1-Core 23.3
2-Core 43.4
29% 41.1 Pts
4-Core 65.3
8-Core 108
11% 86.4 Pts
64-Core 118
7% 118 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.52% Terrible
Lighting 0.5
Reflection 13.2
Parallax 0.91
0% 4.87 fps
MRender 1.38
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 1.04
1% 0.91 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.52%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 57 40 43 51 49 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
38% Below average
Read 84.5
Write 104
Mixed 60.4
SusWrite 47.7
55% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 38%
Great: 71%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
635GB free
Firmware: A110
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 124 124 130 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 134
Write 88.1
Mixed 71
SusWrite 127
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
41.8% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 16.1
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 6.7
15% 5.17 GB/s
Latency 138
29% 138 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 66%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback