Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 04WT2G
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140924
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '19 at 18:43
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4910MQ-$110 6,703 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 1.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52% Above average	Memory 83.3 1-Core 23.5 2-Core 72.1 41% 59.6 Pts	4-Core 117 8-Core 157 17% 137 Pts	64-Core 313 19% 313 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M 2,147 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Dell(1028 05AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	20.2% Poor	Lighting 31.2 Reflection 28.7 Parallax 36.3 25% 32.1 fps	MRender 1.71 Gravity 39 Splatting 0.09 10% 13.6 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 42%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80 11GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 10GB free Firmware: MD1H Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 470 Write 207 Mixed 206 64% 294 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 48.2 4K Mixed 26.1 96% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 142 115% 160 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 65%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 131 138 159 169 170 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 42.5 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 154 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 4.2 1,449% 9.83 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 213%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GB 30,591 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	52.8% Above average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.9 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 19.2 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	453x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	308x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	124x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	626x
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples	119x
GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 2,147 samples	99x

SSD
DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GBLiteonitBench 67%, 888 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x

RAM
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 53%, 1,671 samples	113x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 53%, 1,119 samples	80x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 53%, 1,523 samples	64x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $209

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16