Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 37.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics11.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive45.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 068R5X
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140924
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateOct 28 '20 at 08:37
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th 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 (4th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Memory 60.3
1-Core 24.1
2-Core 41.6
30% 42 Pts
4-Core 83.3
8-Core 124
13% 104 Pts
64-Core 123
8% 123 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780M
Dell(1028 05AE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 849 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 425.31
Relative performance (0th percentile)
11.8% Very poor
Lighting 14.3
Reflection 13.2
Parallax 17.5
12% 15 fps
MRender 14.9
Gravity 17.1
Splatting 12.7
12% 14.9 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 11.8%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD mSATA 256GB
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 07MH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 146 166 154 153 163 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
45.4% Average
Read 418
Write 188
Mixed 194
SusWrite 157
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 11.7
4K Write 27
4K Mixed 11
46% 16.6 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 23.6
43% 84.6 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 66%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
911GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 290 321 325 325 314 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 328
Write 326
Mixed 317
SusWrite 317
73% 322 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 22.1
4K Mixed 20
66% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 53.4
DQ Write 51.4
DQ Mixed 51.9
39% 52.2 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 99%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65
697GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 114 118 119 118 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
68% Good
Read 120
Write 112
Mixed 77
SusWrite 117
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 68%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
42.6% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 16.5
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 7.6
17% 6 GB/s
Latency 127
32% 127 ns
Poor: 43%
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

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