Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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. 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics25.8% 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 Drive61.9% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04WT2G
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime6.7 Days
Run DateMar 08 '23 at 00:06
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4910MQ-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
66.6% Good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 105
2-Core 190
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 272
8-Core 372
41% 322 Pts
64-Core 280
17% 280 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M
Dell(1028 05AE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (48th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25.8% Poor
Lighting 29.7
Reflection 28.1
Parallax 40.5
24% 32.8 fps
MRender 36.4
Gravity 38.2
Splatting 32.6
29% 35.7 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 42%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-256L9M-11 MSATA 256GB
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HM8110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 368 328 410 417 386 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
61.9% Good
Read 469
Write 374
Mixed 296
SusWrite 367
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 21.1
66% 15.8 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
431GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 56 57 57 56 57 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Read 72.9
Write 75.2
Mixed 46.9
SusWrite 55.9
46% 62.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 62%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
543GB free
Firmware: 2BA30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 91 93 92 94 93 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 59.6
Write 38.5
Mixed 45.6
SusWrite 91.4
43% 58.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
56.4% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 16.3
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 19.6
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,147 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17

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