Alienware 17

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware 17 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 068R5X
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130715
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '23 at 21:41
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209 69,603 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 81.1 1-Core 59.9 2-Core 111 53% 84 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 295 31% 247 Pts	64-Core 300 18% 300 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	2.85% Terrible	Lighting 3.1 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 5.9 2% 3.8 fps	MRender 6 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.6 4% 4.27 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.85% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: L2010410 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 207 235 208 199 197 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 335 Write 251 Mixed 246 SusWrite 209 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 21.1 78% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 195 154% 215 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 95%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 64GB 296 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 22GB free Firmware: CXM13D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 166 166 163 168 169 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 381 Write 168 Mixed 213 SusWrite 166 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 15.9 4K Mixed 10.8 41% 13 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 59.6 DQ Mixed 62.1 67% 116 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 62%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$62 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 173GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 81 81 85 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 89.2 Write 92.1 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 83.2 55% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 M471B5173QH0-YK0 Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.4% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 14.5 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 13.2 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 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	21	6	60	17.3"	1920 1057	LGD02DA

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

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Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	454x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $48Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	308x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	124x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	628x
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples	119x
GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 2,147 samples	99x

SSD
DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GBLiteonitBench 67%, 888 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x

RAM
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 53%, 1,671 samples	113x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 53%, 1,119 samples	80x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 53%, 1,523 samples	64x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $209

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16