Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 29%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 30%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive60.5% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0MPYM4
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '21 at 03:36
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
30% Below average
Memory 45.7
1-Core 20.6
2-Core 46.3
25% 37.5 Pts
4-Core 79.2
8-Core 115
12% 97.2 Pts
64-Core 122
8% 122 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 30%
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
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.53% Terrible
Lighting 0.5
Reflection 0.4
Parallax 1.3
0% 0.73 fps
MRender 1.2
Gravity 1.2
Splatting 0.6
1% 1 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.53%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM841N mSATA 256GB
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM45D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 346 319 308 271 249 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 328
Write 127
Mixed 214
SusWrite 304
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 34.7
4K Mixed 18.8
72% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 130
103% 146 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 96%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
922GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 111 114 113 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
64% Good
Read 111
Write 113
Mixed 57.6
SusWrite 112
72% 98.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 64%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
41% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 6.9
17% 5.9 GB/s
Latency 177
22% 177 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 41%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,145 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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