Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive51.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 068R5X
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131204
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 25 '20 at 00:00
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 (100th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 96.9
2-Core 190
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 493
54% 424 Pts
64-Core 497
31% 497 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 71%
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 above expectations (61st percentile)
3.32% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 6.9
Parallax 6.8
3% 5.77 fps
MRender 7.8
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 4.9
4% 5.03 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.32%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 81 91 94 93 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Read 373
Write 358
Mixed 315
SusWrite 99.8
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 43.5
4K Mixed 12.9
61% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 35
91% 195 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
55.5% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 16.3
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 16.6
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 57%

 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

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