Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0MPYM4
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 09 '21 at 00:14
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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)
76.5% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 97.6
2-Core 189
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 502
56% 439 Pts
64-Core 510
32% 510 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 76.5%
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)
3.2% Terrible
Lighting 3.5
Reflection 33
Parallax 6.5
3% 14.3 fps
MRender 7.5
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 4.6
4% 4.83 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.2%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
74GB free
Firmware: DMH110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 197 199 191 200 200 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 457
Write 200
Mixed 200
SusWrite 198
58% 264 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 47.1
4K Mixed 27
99% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 172
146% 215 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 75%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
843GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 55 88 95 97 97 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 102
Write 103
Mixed 49
SusWrite 85
62% 84.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
56.7% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.4
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 18.8
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.7%
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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