Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics23.3% 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 Drive89.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04WT2G
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 26 '20 at 13:32
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 (97th percentile)
74% Very good
Memory 83
1-Core 97.5
2-Core 197
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 523
54% 437 Pts
64-Core 513
32% 513 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 74%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M
Dell(1028 05AA) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2606
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
23.3% Poor
Lighting 31.8
Reflection 31.3
Parallax 40.2
26% 34.4 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 37.9
Splatting 0.09
18% 25.7 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 23.3%
Great: 42%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M6M 256GB
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 367 394 349 382 364 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Read 458
Write 384
Mixed 282
SusWrite 374
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 52.4
4K Mixed 28.7
107% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 82.5
133% 256 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 99%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
659GB free
Firmware: SBM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 118 118 119 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Read 72
Write 118
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 119
68% 92.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.7
185% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 71%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$40
712GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 86 87 88 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
49.9% Average
Read 86.8
Write 84
Mixed 50.3
SusWrite 86.7
56% 76.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
55.2% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 16.1
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 20
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 57%

 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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