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Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	36.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 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.

System	Alienware 17 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '20 at 12:08
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4710HQ 69,536 User benchmarks, average bench 58% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 69.7 2-Core 174 63% 109 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 459 48% 385 Pts	64-Core 462 29% 462 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0688) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4414 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.93% Terrible	Lighting 3.93 Reflection 11.6 Parallax 6.53 3% 7.35 fps	MRender 8.81 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 7.96 5% 6.38 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.93% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 M.2 2280 128GB 1,404 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT25D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 44 49 42 46 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 348 Write 78.3 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 44.9 30% 141 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 22.4 4K Mixed 13.1 48% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 40.2 DQ Mixed 46.2 52% 91.7 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 74%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 443GB free Firmware: 2BA30003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 81 80 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 85.8 Write 98.1 Mixed 39 SusWrite 80 55% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 2x8GB 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 15.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 10.2 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 60%

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Gaming

Gaming 7%

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Desktop

Desktop 55%

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Workstation

Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware 17 R2

CPU
Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 58%, 69,536 samples	205x
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples	199x
Core i7-4980HQIntelBench 69%, 2,147 samples	99x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	251x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	87x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	80x

SSD
PM851 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 55%, 1,404 samples	35x
L8T-128L9G-11 M.2 2280 128GBLiteonitBench 75%, 553 samples	21x
L8T-256L9G-11 M.2 2280 256GBLiteonitBench 80%, 846 samples	20x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	130x
M471B1G73EB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 10,651 samples	61x
KN2M64-ETB 2x8GBKingstonBench 51%, 2,986 samples	32x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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