Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive54.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
CPU throttled at 75% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 068R5X
Memory18.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime25.4 Days
Run DateJul 19 '20 at 03:54
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
CPU Throttled 75%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 1.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
53.6% Above average
Memory 70.7
1-Core 54.6
2-Core 109
48% 78.2 Pts
4-Core 198
8-Core 292
31% 245 Pts
64-Core 289
18% 289 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53.6%
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)
3.91% Terrible
Lighting 3.9
Reflection 11.7
Parallax 6.81
3% 7.47 fps
MRender 8.95
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.87
5% 6.4 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.91%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKJ1A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 39 113 93 95 40 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 338
Write 342
Mixed 310
SusWrite 125
63% 279 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 57.8
4K Mixed 16.5
70% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 192
169% 249 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 100%
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
73GB free
Firmware: DMH110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 199 200 199 186 199 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 372
Write 202
Mixed 201
SusWrite 197
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 11.2
4K Write 30.5
4K Mixed 13.3
50% 18.3 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 174
147% 215 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 75%
WD WD10JPCX-24UE4T0 1TB
841GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 78 79 77 77 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 112
Write 111
Mixed 56.6
SusWrite 77.6
66% 89.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600L CL9 Series Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 1600L CL9 Series Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
46.6% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 15
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 15.4
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 99.7
40% 99.7 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 47%

 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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