Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics19.4% 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 Drive69.4% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 068R5X
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 23 '20 at 08:39
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Memory 78.1
1-Core 96.8
2-Core 193
70% 123 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 501
54% 427 Pts
64-Core 513
32% 513 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770M
Dell(1028 05AD) 3GB
CLim: 979 MHz, MLim: 1147 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
19.4% Very poor
Lighting 23
Reflection 20.7
Parallax 26.7
19% 23.5 fps
MRender 27.7
Gravity 27.3
Splatting 21.9
21% 25.6 fps
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19.4%
Great: 17%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-64M6M mSATA 64GB
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DM6110D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 160 160 160 154 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 468
Write 162
Mixed 201
SusWrite 158
54% 247 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 47.9
4K Mixed 28.3
101% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 163
137% 202 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 74%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
657GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 119 121 117 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 129
Write 122
Mixed 74
SusWrite 118
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 71%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
56.3% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.6
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 19.9
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 84.2
48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Alienware 17

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