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Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.6% 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 Drive84% 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.
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 04WT2G
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateMay 25 '18 at 22:04
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$36
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 81.3
1-Core 104
2-Core 201
73% 129 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 522
54% 437 Pts
64-Core 524
32% 524 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 860M
Dell(1028 05AD) 2GB
CLim: 915 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
17.6% Very poor
Lighting 21.9
Reflection 21.5
Parallax 27.2
18% 23.5 fps
MRender 20.6
Gravity 26.9
Splatting 16.6
17% 21.4 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 17%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85
401GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
84% Excellent
Read 511
Write 411
Mixed 422
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 64.4
4K Mixed 23.5
121% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 39.7
DQ Write 73.7
DQ Mixed 23.2
27% 45.6 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 84%
Great: 134%
Liteonit DMT-80 11GB
10GB free
Firmware: MD1H
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 443
Write 202
Mixed 267
67% 304 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 43.2
4K Mixed 23.8
88% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 23.6
DQ Write 46.3
DQ Mixed 12.6
16% 27.5 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 65%
MQ01ABD100 1TB
902GB free
Firmware: XAP0
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
62.8% Good
Read 110
Write 108
Mixed 98.5
80% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.23
73% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6N1 HMT451S6BFR8A-PB Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6N1 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
57.3% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.9
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 19.9
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,180 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

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