PC Status | Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas. |
Processor | With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 44%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average. |
Graphics | 3.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics) |
Boot Drive | 47.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications. |
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. |
System | Alienware M17x (all builds) |
Motherboard | Alienware |
Memory | 6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
Display | 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors |
OS | Windows 10 |
BIOS Date | 20110117 |
Uptime | 0 Days |
Run Date | Dec 07 '21 at 13:34 |
Run Duration | 142 Seconds |
Run User | ROU-User |
Background CPU | 1% |
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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44%
Average
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Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Dell(1028 043A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
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3.86%
Terrible
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Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 172 151 149 151 150 MB/s
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47.8%
Average
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Toshiba MK5065GSX 500GB-$52
314GB free
Firmware: GJ002D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 56 59 55 51 MB/s
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32.2%
Below average
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Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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31.4%
Below average
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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CPU | |
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Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples | 13x |
Core i7 Q 820Intel $119Bench 52%, 2,269 samples | 9x |
Core i7 X 920Intel $90Bench 57%, 998 samples | 9x |
GPU | |
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Mobility Radeon HD 4870ATIBench 8%, 153 samples | 27x |
Mobility Radeon HD 5870AMDBench 9%, 3,040 samples | 25x |
GeForce GTX 260MNvidiaBench 5%, 1,120 samples | 7x |
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 50% - Average | Total price: $250 |