Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.6% 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 Drive65.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0MPYM4
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 16 '21 at 11:46
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Memory 82.1
1-Core 103
2-Core 198
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 517
52% 425 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 M290X
Dell(1028 05AD) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.3.2000
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
18.6% Very poor
Lighting 21.2
Reflection 34.5
Parallax 32.8
17% 29.5 fps
MRender 29.2
Gravity 26.1
Splatting 23.7
21% 26.3 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 27%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 mSATA 256GB
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT4AD0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 202 133 113 111 135 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 441
Write 186
Mixed 135
SusWrite 149
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 53.4
4K Mixed 21.3
90% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 65.7
100% 194 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 83%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
112GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 64 64 62 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
36% Below average
Read 62.1
Write 58.7
Mixed 36.3
SusWrite 62.9
40% 55 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 36%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KN2M64-ETB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
57.9% Above average
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 16.8
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 20.3
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 76.8
52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 57.9%
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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