Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive70.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 068R5X
Memory9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 02 '20 at 18:46
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 100
2-Core 196
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 532
53% 430 Pts
64-Core 539
33% 539 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.82% Terrible
Lighting 3.93
Reflection 6.31
Parallax 6.22
3% 5.49 fps
MRender 8.38
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.3
5% 6.02 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.82%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingdian S280 120GB
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 137 135 137 137 138 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
70.8% Very good
Read 368
Write 340
Mixed 308
SusWrite 165
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 40.6
136% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 36.9
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 51.7
47% 68.1 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 109%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
418GB free
Firmware: 0001BSM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 110 110 110 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.4% Good
Read 108
Write 101
Mixed 47.3
SusWrite 110
67% 91.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
105% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 58%
Origin PC 16GB
14GB free, PID 0001
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 25 25 25 23 26 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
27.8% Poor
Read 134
Write 4
Mixed 9.7
SusWrite 24.6
38% 43.2 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
54% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.5% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 16.3
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.4
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 55%

 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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