Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.5% 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 Drive80.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 041W46
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 03 '20 at 18:43
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4900MQ-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 82.6
1-Core 112
2-Core 219
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 544
61% 478 Pts
64-Core 521
32% 521 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780M
Dell(1028 05AE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 849 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
17.5% Very poor
Lighting 16.1
Reflection 26.6
Parallax 37.1
13% 26.6 fps
MRender 35.8
Gravity 34.7
Splatting 26.7
26% 32.4 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 17.5%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
RCESSD 240GB
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0220A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 321 393 390 381 386 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 456
Write 347
Mixed 351
SusWrite 360
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 92.9
4K Mixed 20.7
108% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 65.5
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 35.3
70% 134 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 80%
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
74GB free
Firmware: DMH110A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 200 206 195 205 205 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 438
Write 206
Mixed 202
SusWrite 202
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 52.2
4K Mixed 27.5
100% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 170
146% 217 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 75%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41
663GB free
Firmware: DEMD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 103 103 101 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 108
Write 115
Mixed 66
SusWrite 102
72% 97.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1.9
361% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
56.6% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.4
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 19.8
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Alienware 17

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