Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics9.49% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive74.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04WT2G
Memory5.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateAug 30 '21 at 03:38
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 (94th percentile)
69.8% Good
Memory 82.1
1-Core 99.1
2-Core 172
69% 118 Pts
4-Core 310
8-Core 504
50% 407 Pts
64-Core 495
31% 495 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770M
Dell(1028 05AA) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2531
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
9.49% Terrible
Lighting 10.8
Reflection 13.2
Parallax 14.5
9% 12.8 fps
MRender 16
Gravity 13.9
Splatting 10.9
11% 13.6 fps
Poor: 14%
This bench: 9.49%
Great: 17%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 234 237 238 240 244 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
74.2% Very good
Read 244
Write 224
Mixed 193
SusWrite 238
51% 225 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 36.3
134% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 171
135% 186 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 128%
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
20GB free
Firmware: DMH110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 202 204 205 204 204 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 457
Write 204
Mixed 210
SusWrite 204
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 54
4K Mixed 29.2
109% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 177
149% 218 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 75%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
622GB free
Firmware: AX0P2D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 101 103 103 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Read 103
Write 102
Mixed 34.6
SusWrite 102
62% 85.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.4
91% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HP16D3LS1KBG/4G Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
55.3% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 16.5
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 18.1
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 76.8
52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 8 7 60 17.3" 1280 720 LGD02DA
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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