Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17.6% 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)
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
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140623
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 24 '19 at 20:38
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 83.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 223
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 576
64% 504 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 860M
Dell(1028 05AA) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8871
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
17.6% Very poor
Lighting 22
Reflection 20.7
Parallax 26.9
18% 23.2 fps
MRender 20.3
Gravity 26.6
Splatting 16.5
17% 21.2 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 17%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-256L9M-11 MSATA 256GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HM8110B
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 471
Write 407
Mixed 286
86% 388 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 62.1
4K Mixed 32.9
121% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 194
176% 271 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 95%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
276GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 84 84 83 82 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 53.7
Write 41
Mixed 34.7
SusWrite 82.7
39% 53 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
53.6% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 15.8
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 19.1
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 53.6%
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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