Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0MPYM4
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '20 at 11:15
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$50
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 80.7
1-Core 102
2-Core 193
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 510
51% 415 Pts
64-Core 502
31% 502 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 73%
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)
3.94% Terrible
Lighting 3.97
Reflection 6.54
Parallax 6.69
3% 5.73 fps
MRender 8.86
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.87
5% 6.36 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.94%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
471GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 884 476 476 478 469 477 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
69GB free
Firmware: DMH110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 204 203 203 203 204 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
70% Good
Read 468
Write 206
Mixed 205
SusWrite 204
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 42.4
4K Mixed 25
92% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 173
147% 217 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
56.4% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 16.4
56% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 19.2
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 79.3
50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 59%

 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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