Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.39% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
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 04WT2G
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateOct 27 '19 at 12:06
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4910MQ-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 237
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 558
61% 480 Pts
64-Core 180
11% 180 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.39% Terrible
Lighting 4.37
Reflection 21.6
Parallax 7.12
4% 11 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 2.67
Splatting 8.39
6% 7.27 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.39%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80 11GB
10GB free
Firmware: MD1H
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 445
Write 206
Mixed 199
62% 283 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 45.6
4K Mixed 25.1
93% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 144
117% 164 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 65%
MQ01ABD100 1TB
770GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XAP0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 97 100 99 92 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 118
Write 102
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 98
67% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
56.5% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.4
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 19.2
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,145 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $209
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