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Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 30.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics11.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive66.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 0MPYM4
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateOct 02 '19 at 00:07
Run Duration200 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
30.3% Below average
Memory 46.8
1-Core 23.7
2-Core 47.6
26% 39.4 Pts
4-Core 76.6
8-Core 111
12% 93.8 Pts
64-Core 117
7% 117 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 M290X
Dell(1028 05AD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.9.3
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
11.8% Very poor
Lighting 15
Reflection 12.3
Parallax 18.5
12% 15.3 fps
MRender 10.1
Gravity 13.7
Splatting 15.6
11% 13.1 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 11.8%
Great: 27%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-256L9M-11 MSATA 256GB
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HM8110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 345 338 368 373 344 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 416
Write 370
Mixed 271
SusWrite 354
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 29.5
4K Mixed 18.9
69% 22.6 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 135
108% 151 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 95%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
714GB free, PID a006
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 106 106 106 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
43.1% Average
Read 102
Write 98.5
Mixed 34.8
SusWrite 106
113% 85.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
41.5% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 16.4
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 7.3
17% 5.9 GB/s
Latency 173
23% 173 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,180 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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