Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive73.3% 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 04WT2G
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 10 '19 at 00:34
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4910MQ-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
65.5% Good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 78
2-Core 129
60% 96.6 Pts
4-Core 260
8-Core 407
41% 333 Pts
64-Core 402
25% 402 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 78%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230
424GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L2010420
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 377 381 330 341 320 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 340
Write 379
Mixed 299
SusWrite 356
78% 343 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 30.6
4K Mixed 18.7
79% 24.9 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 314
238% 320 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 110%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
668GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 100 99 98 98 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 104
Write 95.5
Mixed 55.9
SusWrite 98.5
65% 88.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
55.8% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 16.8
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 18.1
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 55.8%
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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