Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive58.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0MPYM4
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJun 02 '17 at 15:37
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
38.3% Below average
Memory 60.5
1-Core 24
2-Core 47.7
31% 44.1 Pts
4-Core 90.9
8-Core 124
14% 107 Pts
64-Core 125
8% 125 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 71%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 1TB-$270
613GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Read 452
Write 386
Mixed 341
87% 393 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 26.8
4K Mixed 9.98
54% 18.2 MB/s
DQ Read 18.6
DQ Write 30.8
DQ Mixed 28.6
21% 26 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 104%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$23
444GB free
Firmware: DEM7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 83.2
Write 102
Mixed 98
71% 94.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 5.37
4K Mixed 0.55
190% 2.21 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
41.6% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 16.2
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 6.8
17% 5.8 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,149 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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HDDRAMUSB
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