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 above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive52.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 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.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04WT2G
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '19 at 04:34
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$48
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 98.2
2-Core 177
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 474
50% 403 Pts
64-Core 515
32% 515 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4414
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 2% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
DRSC61AD480M4 480GB
313GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 163 182 191 241 232 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Read 347
Write 219
Mixed 286
SusWrite 196
59% 262 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 20.5
4K Mixed 19.4
65% 19.7 MB/s
DQ Read 211
DQ Write 84.1
DQ Mixed 100
87% 132 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 70%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$29
456GB free
Firmware: DEM8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 113 116 116 116 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
64% Good
Read 106
Write 110
Mixed 24.6
SusWrite 116
64% 89.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.6
312% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 64%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
54.9% Above average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 17.5
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 16.8
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,147 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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