PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
Processor | With 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
Graphics | 4.7% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics) |
Boot Drive | 36.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times. |
Memory | 16GB 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 Version | Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen. |
System | Alienware 15 (all builds) |
Motherboard | Alienware Alienware 15 |
Memory | 12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
OS | Windows 8.1 |
BIOS Date | 20180125 |
Uptime | 0 Days |
Run Date | Jun 30 '18 at 12:41 |
Run Duration | 141 Seconds |
Run User | USA-User |
Background CPU | 12% |
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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Intel Core i7-4710HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
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72.8%
Very good
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Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 0685) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3977
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4.7%
Terrible
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Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
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56.7%
Above average
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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CPU | |
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Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 58%, 69,536 samples | 206x |
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples | 148x |
Core i5-4210HIntelBench 55%, 12,540 samples | 66x |
GPU | |
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HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples | 256x |
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples | 98x |
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples | 47x |
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