Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.4% 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 0MPYM4
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 09 '17 at 07:41
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$50
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 102
2-Core 193
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 517
52% 422 Pts
64-Core 457
28% 457 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 73%
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 above expectations (61st percentile)
3.4% Terrible
Lighting 3.13
Reflection 6.19
Parallax 5.69
3% 5 fps
MRender 8.57
Gravity 2.33
Splatting 7.35
5% 6.08 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.4%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80 11GB
10GB free
Firmware: MD1H
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 450
Write 202
Mixed 272
68% 308 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 52
4K Mixed 25.9
99% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 57.1
78% 140 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 65%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
769GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 100.
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
56% Above average
Read 102
Write 93.2
Mixed 78.6
68% 91.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.25
4K Mixed 0.07
47% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 56%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
55.6% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 16.2
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 19.2
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 58%

 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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