Alienware 17

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	20.6% 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 Drive	66.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0MPYM4
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '21 at 22:09
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$48 15,557 User benchmarks, average bench 60% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 79.7 1-Core 99.3 2-Core 181 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 391 45% 348 Pts	64-Core 225 14% 225 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 M290X 1,411 User benchmarks, average bench 22% Dell(1028 05AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	20.6% Poor	Lighting 25 Reflection 19.6 Parallax 37.7 20% 27.4 fps	MRender 28.1 Gravity 27.6 Splatting 22.5 21% 26.1 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 27%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 227 231 135 12 12 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 456 Write 332 Mixed 367 SusWrite 148 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 22.7 94% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 90.4 112% 190 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 102%
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB 888 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 74GB free Firmware: DMH110B SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 202 201 201 202 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	69% Good	Read 438 Write 199 Mixed 203 SusWrite 201 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 26.4 93% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 171 146% 215 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 75%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 65GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 295 303 309 308 289 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 430 Mixed 363 SusWrite 312 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 76.2 4K Mixed 49.8 160% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 354 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GB 1,523 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.5 56% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 19.4 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 81.1 49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 58%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware 17

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	454x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $48Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	308x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	124x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	628x
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples	119x
GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 2,147 samples	99x

SSD
DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GBLiteonitBench 67%, 888 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x

RAM
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 53%, 1,671 samples	113x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 53%, 1,119 samples	80x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 53%, 1,523 samples	64x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $209

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16