Alienware 17

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	21.7% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0MPYM4
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140924
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '17 at 04:38
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Memory 98.2 1-Core 73.1 2-Core 136 65% 102 Pts	4-Core 124 8-Core 71.9 14% 97.7 Pts	64-Core 103 6% 103 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 M290X 1,411 User benchmarks, average bench 22% Dell(1028 05AA) ≥ 4GB Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.4.4 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Lighting 25.4 Reflection 28.6 Parallax 37.5 21% 30.5 fps	MRender 26.3 Gravity 24.8 Splatting 33.3 24% 28.2 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 27%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80 11GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 10GB free Firmware: 01 B Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 435 Write 189 Mixed 269 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 43.5 4K Mixed 17 79% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 23 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 57.7 60% 93.3 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 65%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 160 Write 132 Mixed 127 105% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 2.64 4K Mixed 0.32 100% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 213%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 99.5 Write 98.8 Mixed 93.5 125% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.89 4K Mixed 0.17 72% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6N1 2x8GB 3,237 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.1% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 14.7 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 14 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 45 89% 45 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 59%

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

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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	309x
Core i7-4800MQIntel $150Bench 63%, 22,632 samples	125x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	629x
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples	120x
GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 2,147 samples	99x

SSD
DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GBLiteonitBench 67%, 888 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x

RAM
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 53%, 1,671 samples	115x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16