Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics23.5% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 0MPYM4
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 30 '17 at 20:28
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 (98th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 98.7
2-Core 199
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 518
55% 437 Pts
64-Core 520
32% 520 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 M290X
Dell(1028 05AD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.5.2
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
23.5% Poor
Lighting 28.4
Reflection 28.7
Parallax 37.3
23% 31.5 fps
MRender 26.3
Gravity 25.8
Splatting 34.2
24% 28.8 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 23.5%
Great: 27%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DEMJ Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 97.7
Write 102
Mixed 74
68% 91.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 5.64
4K Mixed 0.39
163% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
57.5% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 16.6
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 19.8
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 74.5
54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.5%
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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