Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29.1% 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 Drive116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04WT2G
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 25 '20 at 22:25
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4910MQ-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 85.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 220
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 571
58% 472 Pts
64-Core 576
36% 576 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M
Dell(1028 05AA) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2531
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
29.1% Poor
Lighting 34.5
Reflection 35.6
Parallax 42.3
28% 37.5 fps
MRender 41.9
Gravity 39.6
Splatting 33.5
31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 42%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
714GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 469 473 475 478 478 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 478
Mixed 403
SusWrite 471
104% 464 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 46.9
164% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 360
270% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 116%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
56.4% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 16.4
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 19.6
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,147 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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