Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 35.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.54% 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.
Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 068R5X
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140225
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJun 06 '18 at 20:36
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 74%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$50
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Memory 59.3
1-Core 21.6
2-Core 35.8
29% 38.9 Pts
4-Core 67.1
8-Core 118
11% 92.6 Pts
64-Core 122
8% 122 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 73%
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)
0.54% Terrible
Lighting 0.53
Reflection 0.96
Parallax 0.91
0% 0.8 fps
MRender 1.33
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 1.04
1% 0.89 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.54%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80 11GB
7GB free
Firmware: 01 B
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 410
Write 202
Mixed 270
65% 294 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 23.2
4K Mixed 14.8
55% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 48.4
53% 88.2 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 65%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A110
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 100
Write 74.8
Mixed 66.9
60% 80.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.15
60% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
40.7% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 16.1
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 5.8
14% 5 GB/s
Latency 130
31% 130 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 40.7%
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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