Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Graphics3.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04WT2G
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime1 Days
Run DateApr 08 '15 at 09:01
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$50
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 95.1
2-Core 192
65% 143 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 540
54% 443 Pts
64-Core 538
33% 538 Pts
Poor: 29% Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4156
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.54% Terrible
Lighting 3.5
Reflection 5.88
Parallax 5.66
3% 5.01 fps
MRender 8.38
Gravity 2.3
Splatting 6.96
5% 5.88 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.54%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 480GB-$249
287GB free
Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
67% Good
Read 489
Write 299
Mixed 352
84% 380 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 19.9
4K Mixed 13.1
75% 21.4 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 76.2
81% 137 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 67%
Great: 71%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
74GB free
Firmware: DMH110B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 435
Write 201
Mixed 272
67% 303 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 58.2
4K Mixed 29.5
110% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 264
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 65.1
94% 177 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 75%
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

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