Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics24.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive78.6% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 068R5X
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 色彩
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 28 '20 at 12:50
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User TWN-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4940MX
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 82.8
1-Core 109
2-Core 189
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 600
64% 509 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780M
Dell(1028 05AE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 849 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
24.8% Poor
Lighting 29.4
Reflection 25.2
Parallax 33
24% 29.2 fps
MRender 36.8
Gravity 35.4
Splatting 27
26% 33.1 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-256M6M mSATA 256GB
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DM8110D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 357 341 293 340 346 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 432
Write 336
Mixed 247
SusWrite 328
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 50.6
4K Mixed 30
101% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 131
124% 192 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.5% Below average
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 10.3
MC Mixed 10.2
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 10.4
SC Mixed 11.5
32% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,146 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

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