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Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 31.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics13.4% 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 Drive58.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04WT2G
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 02 '18 at 20:33
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU 87%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
31.1% Below average
Memory 54.1
1-Core 16.5
2-Core 36.6
26% 35.7 Pts
4-Core 46.3
8-Core 71.3
7% 58.8 Pts
64-Core 98
6% 98 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M
Dell(1028 05AE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
13.4% Very poor
Lighting 14.7
Reflection 24
Parallax 21.3
12% 20 fps
MRender 15.4
Gravity 16.7
Splatting 24.6
16% 18.9 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 42%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-256L9M-11 MSATA 256GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HM8110A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Read 464
Write 379
Mixed 415
93% 419 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 25
4K Mixed 9.33
49% 16.7 MB/s
DQ Read 18.6
DQ Write 85.7
DQ Mixed 9.24
20% 37.9 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 95%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$33
116GB free
Firmware: AX0P2D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 84.2
Write 87.5
Mixed 85.3
65% 85.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 1.15
4K Mixed 0.2
59% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ81UG8EFU0-GN-F 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
38.8% Below average
MC Read 15.7
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 15.2
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 4.2
SC Write 3.5
SC Mixed 6.6
14% 4.77 GB/s
Latency 146
27% 146 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,180 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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