Alienware 17

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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. 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 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 068R5X
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180129
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 02:09
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4800MQ-$150 22,632 User benchmarks, average bench 63% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	66.2% Good	Memory 81.8 1-Core 104 2-Core 207 74% 131 Pts	4-Core 274 8-Core 410 42% 342 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.34% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 28.7 Parallax 7.34 4% 13.5 fps	MRender 9.71 Gravity 2.63 Splatting 8.57 6% 6.97 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.34% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ssdmceaw080a4 m 11GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 9GB free Firmware: GLi4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 87 86 85 91 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 442 Write 114 Mixed 151 SusWrite 88 43% 199 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 52.5 4K Mixed 27.1 106% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 97.3 DQ Write 96.1 DQ Mixed 78.5 64% 90.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 1,782 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 183 200 215 211 209 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 210 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 198 119% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1.2 249% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 189%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 4x4GB 1,054 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	53.9% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 16.2 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 18 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware 17

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	454x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $48Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	308x
Core i7-4800MQIntel $150Bench 63%, 22,632 samples	125x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	629x
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples	120x
GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 2,147 samples	99x

SSD
DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GBLiteonitBench 67%, 888 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x

RAM
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 53%, 1,671 samples	115x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 53%, 1,119 samples	80x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 53%, 1,523 samples	64x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $209

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16