Alienware 17

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Alienware 17 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 068R5X
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '21 at 22:40
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4940MX 2,383 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 118 2-Core 234 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 601 63% 507 Pts	64-Core 595 37% 595 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 80%

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 05AA) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.92% Terrible	Lighting 4.2 Reflection 46 Parallax 8.1 3% 19.4 fps	MRender 9.6 Gravity 2.8 Splatting 5.8 5% 6.07 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.92% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 500GB 3,936 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 424GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 427 439 431 428 417 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 408 Mixed 340 SusWrite 432 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 46.5 152% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 128%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 635GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 123 123 123 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 124 Write 117 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 122 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 71%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 32GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 43 35 44 40 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 135 Write 43.3 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 31.6 63% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 2.4 130% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Mac SODIM DDR3 1600 C11 4x8GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 20.9 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 57%

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware 17

CPU
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
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

SSD
DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GBLiteonitBench 67%, 888 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x

RAM
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 53%, 1,671 samples	113x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 53%, 1,119 samples	80x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 53%, 1,523 samples	64x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $209

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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