Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive76.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 03 '19 at 16:29
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4900MQ-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 211
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 569
58% 467 Pts
64-Core 566
35% 566 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 75%
Great: 78%
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 (100th percentile)
4.5% Terrible
Lighting 4.4
Reflection 28.8
Parallax 8.66
4% 13.9 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 2.67
Splatting 9
6% 7.57 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.5%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-256M6M mSATA 256GB
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DM8110F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 346 343 232 346 352 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Read 433
Write 344
Mixed 241
SusWrite 326
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 44.6
4K Mixed 23.1
85% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 190
170% 257 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 88%
Toshiba Q300 240GB-$85
202GB free
Firmware: 3202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 163 164 80 73 98 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 321
Write 350
Mixed 281
SusWrite 146
62% 274 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 38.5
4K Mixed 21.7
78% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 126
92% 120 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 93%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65
226GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 99 78 98 99 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 89.5
Write 92.3
Mixed 71
SusWrite 94.9
64% 86.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 53%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64C88B1NS-DI 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
56.5% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.3
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 19.1
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.5%
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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