Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.7% 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 Drive106% 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.
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
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140623
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateDec 14 '20 at 17:47
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 98.2
2-Core 196
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 511
57% 448 Pts
64-Core 514
32% 514 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 860M
Dell(1028 05AE) 2GB
CLim: 915 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 368.71
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
14.7% Very poor
Lighting 17.4
Reflection 15.8
Parallax 25.6
14% 19.6 fps
MRender 16.9
Gravity 20.5
Splatting 19.7
16% 19 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 17%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
850GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 432 418 421 419 417 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 428
Write 414
Mixed 408
SusWrite 426
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 79
4K Mixed 47.3
149% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 357
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 106%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
56.3% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.6
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 18.7
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 56.3%
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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