Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.87% 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
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131225
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJun 13 '18 at 11:28
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 99.4
2-Core 195
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 124
39% 250 Pts
64-Core 479
30% 479 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.87% Terrible
Lighting 3.83
Reflection 6.15
Parallax 6.59
3% 5.53 fps
MRender 9.29
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.61
5% 6.42 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.87%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80 11GB
10GB free
Firmware: MD1H
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 451
Write 204
Mixed 270
68% 308 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 45.1
4K Mixed 25.3
94% 31.8 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 56.3
78% 141 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 65%
MQ01ABD100 1TB
855GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XAP0
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 98.9
Write 97.6
Mixed 80.5
69% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.34
4K Mixed 0.19
63% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
56.5% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 16.6
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 18.6
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,145 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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