Alienware 17

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware 17 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 068R5X
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140924
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '17 at 13:12
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209 69,603 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 80 1-Core 92.2 2-Core 163 66% 112 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 402 43% 344 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.62% Terrible	Lighting 3.67 Reflection 14.2 Parallax 6.53 3% 8.13 fps	MRender 7.67 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 7.43 5% 5.78 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.62% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6876 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2653 (B1) Unknown 90 90 115 (B3) Unknown 100 1 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 40 43 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 162 (F1) Unknown 99 99 32011263593	82.9% Excellent	Read 485 Write 333 Mixed 335 85% 384 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 60.5 4K Mixed 19 114% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 17.4 70% 157 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 108%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$23 34,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 465GB free Firmware: DEMJ Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 109 99 22693672 (03) Spinup time 99 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7625 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 77754795 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7790 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4506 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032835 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 43 142255849503 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 262 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 84 84 33425 (C2) HDA temperature 31 57 73014444063 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 38998303058221 (F1) Unknown 100 253 14067334903 (F2) Unknown 100 253 14637060812 (FE) Unknown 1 1 187	48.5% Average	Read 76.5 Write 90.9 Mixed 82.6 63% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 5.44 4K Mixed 0.64 202% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 2x4GB 14,177 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.7% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 15 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 12 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 80.5 50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 57%

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

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Gaming 7%

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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 $50Bench 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	627x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16