Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 37.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.42% 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
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131225
Uptime4.5 Days
Run DateNov 29 '19 at 13:10
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
37.7% Below average
Memory 61.3
1-Core 23.3
2-Core 44.9
31% 43.2 Pts
4-Core 78.1
8-Core 120
12% 98.8 Pts
64-Core 121
8% 121 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4312
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.42% Terrible
Lighting 0.53
Reflection 1.58
Parallax 0.91
0% 1.01 fps
MRender 1.38
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.04
0% 0.57 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.42%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80 11GB
10GB free
Firmware: 01 B
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 448
Write 198
Mixed 198
62% 281 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 20.8
4K Mixed 13.6
52% 16.6 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 119
94% 130 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 65%
Toshiba MQ01ABD 1TB
629GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 92 83 86 82 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 82.9
Write 99
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 88.3
54% 75 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
42% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 16.4
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 7.4
17% 5.93 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 42%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,145 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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