Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 35.1%, 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 Drive72.7% 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 (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 068R5X
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime68.2 Days
Run DateJun 18 '19 at 00:27
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU 91%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
35.1% Below average
Memory 57.6
1-Core 23.5
2-Core 43.1
29% 41.4 Pts
4-Core 70.2
8-Core 112
11% 91.1 Pts
64-Core 124
8% 124 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05AA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.54% Terrible
Lighting 0.53
Reflection 8.54
Parallax 0.91
0% 3.33 fps
MRender 1.38
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 1.04
1% 0.91 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.54%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
885GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 357 368 366 370 375 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Read 416
Write 367
Mixed 312
SusWrite 369
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 34.2
4K Mixed 22.7
82% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 197
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 178
136% 183 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 126%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41
931GB free
Firmware: DEM4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 113 113 112 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 89.2
Write 111
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 112
67% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 2.7
451% 3 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
42.6% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 16.3
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 7
17% 5.9 GB/s
Latency 135
30% 135 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 66%

 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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