Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 23%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (3rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 97 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 22.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive63.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 068R5X
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 30 '23 at 07:20
Run Duration245 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
22.7% Poor
Memory 33.2
1-Core 21.4
2-Core 41.2
21% 31.9 Pts
4-Core 67.1
8-Core 105
11% 85.8 Pts
64-Core 113
7% 113 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.36% Terrible
Lighting 0.4
Reflection 0.3
Parallax 1.1
0% 0.6 fps
MRender 0.6
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.6
0% 0.5 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.36%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 293 348 253 310 361 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 382
Write 301
Mixed 279
SusWrite 306
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 21.2
71% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 149
119% 166 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 125%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120
223GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 340 352 293 351 362 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
62.9% Good
Read 309
Write 334
Mixed 260
SusWrite 331
70% 309 MB/s
4K Read 14.2
4K Write 36.5
4K Mixed 21.2
68% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 186
144% 198 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BF186D.C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 1777 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
16.5% Very poor
MC Read 1.4
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 2.8
18% 6.17 GB/s
SC Read 0.9
SC Write 4.2
SC Mixed 3.1
8% 2.73 GB/s
Latency 236
17% 236 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,146 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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HDDRAMUSB
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