Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, GPU, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Boot Drive68.7% 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 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
9 years ago, 9 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 068R5X
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20131025
Uptime5.6 Days
Run DateJun 21 '14 at 17:42
Run Duration99 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4800MQ-$150
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 79
2-Core 155
53% 117 Pts
4-Core 272
8-Core 443
44% 358 Pts
64-Core 432
27% 432 Pts
Poor: 34% Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05AA) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3412
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 2% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230
351GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L2010410 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 371
Write 339
Mixed 320
76% 343 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 19.4
102% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 31.7
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 19
29% 52.4 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 110%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65
668GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 118
Write 113
Mixed 82.1
78% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 2.22
4K Mixed 0.21
92% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 71%
Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,145 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17

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