Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
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 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics23.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive80.1% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 068R5X
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 14 '21 at 07:11
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User AUS-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 i7-4900MQ-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
70.4% Very good
Memory 79.3
1-Core 102
2-Core 206
73% 129 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 563
54% 447 Pts
64-Core 562
35% 562 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780M
Dell(1028 05AE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 836 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
23.9% Poor
Lighting 27.6
Reflection 27.7
Parallax 37.7
22% 31 fps
MRender 36.2
Gravity 34.7
Splatting 28.3
27% 33.1 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SH920 mSATA 256GB
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10104L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 312 322 325 325 321 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 465
Write 322
Mixed 274
SusWrite 307
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 57.3
4K Mixed 25.1
94% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 218
190% 283 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 86%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65
699GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 121 121 122 122 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 127
Write 115
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 120
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
57.5% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.8
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19.9
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 81.8
49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 66%

 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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