Alienware 17

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 068R5X
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140924
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '20 at 04:09
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209 69,603 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 92.9 2-Core 174 67% 115 Pts	4-Core 298 8-Core 441 46% 370 Pts	64-Core 445 28% 445 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.95% Terrible	Lighting 3.97 Reflection 54.2 Parallax 6.69 3% 21.6 fps	MRender 8.9 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 7.91 5% 6.39 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.95% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: L2010410 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 251 255 244 236 230 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 348 Write 238 Mixed 256 SusWrite 240 61% 271 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 61.8 4K Mixed 20.5 100% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 257 200% 274 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 95%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 64GB 296 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 60GB free Firmware: CXM13D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 158 165 166 166 165 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 417 Write 162 Mixed 218 SusWrite 161 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 40.3 4K Mixed 15.1 62% 23.1 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 55.1 DQ Mixed 93.4 85% 137 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 62%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 631GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 115 122 122 122 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 128 Write 114 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 118 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMSX8GX3M2B1600C9 Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 CMSX8GX3M2B1600C9 Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.1% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 14.9 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 17.2 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 48%

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware 17

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	453x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	308x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	124x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	626x
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples	119x
GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 2,147 samples	99x

SSD
DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GBLiteonitBench 67%, 888 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x

RAM
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 53%, 1,671 samples	113x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 53%, 1,119 samples	80x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 53%, 1,523 samples	64x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $209

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16