Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.6% 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 Drive94% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 068R5X
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140423
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 25 '18 at 15:02
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 95.5
2-Core 189
70% 122 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 506
53% 424 Pts
64-Core 509
32% 509 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 765M
Dell(1028 05AA) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9135
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
13.6% Very poor
Lighting 16.7
Reflection 15.1
Parallax 19.3
14% 17 fps
MRender 17
Gravity 20
Splatting 14.4
14% 17.1 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TY256HDHP-000L7 256GB
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT04L6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
94% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 481
Mixed 496
110% 493 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 53.4
4K Mixed 30.6
104% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 113
129% 219 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 94%
Great: 112%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
427GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 103
Write 97.6
Mixed 101
76% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.27
95% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173CB0-YK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
56.1% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 19.9
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 77.9
51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 57%

 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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