| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| Graphics | 4.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics) |
| Boot Drive | The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times. |
| Memory | 8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system. |
| OS Version | Although 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
| System | Alienware 17 (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Alienware 068R5X |
| Memory | 5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, |
| OS | Windows 8.1 |
| BIOS Date | 20130715 |
| Uptime | 0.1 Days |
| Run Date | Jun 27 '17 at 05:56 |
| Run Duration | 101 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 0% |
PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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78.1%
Very good
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75% 128 Pts
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53% 426 Pts
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31% 504 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3960
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4.2%
Terrible
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4% 8.22 fps
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5% 6.18 fps
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
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49.1%
Average
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62% 81.9 MB/s
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66% 0.81 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Samsung M471B5173BH0-YK0 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
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55.5%
Above average
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55% 19.2 GB/s
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46% 16.1 GB/s
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62% 64.8 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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System: Alienware 17
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| Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples | 453x |
| Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples | 308x |
| Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples | 124x |
| GPU |
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| HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples | 626x |
| GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples | 119x |
| GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 2,147 samples | 99x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 63% - Good | Total price: $209 |