Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 41.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.98% 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.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0MPYM4
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '17 at 11:46
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User LUX-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
41.7% Average
Memory 62.7
1-Core 21.9
2-Core 38.3
30% 41 Pts
4-Core 112
8-Core 377
26% 245 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.98% Terrible
Lighting 3.93
Reflection 6.96
Parallax 6.88
3% 5.92 fps
MRender 9.57
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.91
6% 6.62 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.98%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80 11GB
10GB free
Firmware: MD1H
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
47% Average
Read 435
Write 203
Mixed 273
67% 304 MB/s
4K Read 12.3
4K Write 18.5
4K Mixed 9.19
40% 13.3 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 45.4
53% 92.3 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 47%
Great: 65%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
252GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 100.
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 140
Write 74.4
Mixed 79.7
73% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.22
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.17
96% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ40UG8EFU0-GN-F 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
46.7% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.3
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 7.2
24% 8.4 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.7%
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

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