Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics22.5% 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 Drive43% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 24 '20 at 23:46
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
66.7% Good
Memory 78.2
1-Core 92.1
2-Core 175
67% 115 Pts
4-Core 298
8-Core 461
47% 380 Pts
64-Core 478
30% 478 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 71%
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 as expected (51st percentile)
22.5% Poor
Lighting 26.5
Reflection 22.3
Parallax 37.3
22% 28.7 fps
MRender 35.8
Gravity 26.4
Splatting 28.2
24% 30.1 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD mSATA 256GB
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 07MH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 146 148 152 142 127 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
43% Average
Read 320
Write 208
Mixed 220
SusWrite 144
50% 223 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 36.1
4K Mixed 13.5
65% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 21.9
DQ Write 71.2
DQ Mixed 15.5
21% 36.2 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 43%
Great: 66%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65
452GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 86 86 87 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
59.1% Above average
Read 120
Write 118
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 85.2
72% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 71%
WD WD10JPLX-00MBPT0 1TB
685GB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 81 80 80 81 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 125
Write 121
Mixed 29
SusWrite 79.9
64% 88.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64C88B1NS-DI 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
55% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 16.5
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 19.3
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 84
48% 84 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 55%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware 17

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