Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics27.9% 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 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '17 at 22:14
Run Duration100 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 (95th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 194
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 522
53% 427 Pts
64-Core 524
32% 524 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M
Dell(1028 05AD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27.9% Poor
Lighting 33.7
Reflection 33.3
Parallax 44.3
28% 37.1 fps
MRender 36.8
Gravity 38.4
Splatting 31.2
29% 35.4 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 42%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$23
248GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DEMN Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 99
Write 111
Mixed 99.1
78% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 5.46
4K Mixed 0.75
212% 2.29 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
57.7% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 17.1
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.8
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 58%

 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $209
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