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Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22.1% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 15 years and 4 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04WT2G
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '17 at 21:09
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 95.5
2-Core 186
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 450
49% 389 Pts
64-Core 498
31% 498 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780M
Dell(1028 05AA) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8541
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
22.1% Poor
Lighting 24.3
Reflection 24.5
Parallax 30.1
20% 26.3 fps
MRender 37.1
Gravity 35.1
Splatting 27.1
26% 33.1 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.1%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mS 11GB
10GB free
Firmware: DMH1
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 428
Write 203
Mixed 272
66% 301 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 53.7
4K Mixed 25.8
101% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 55.9
73% 129 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 68%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$32
721GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0P
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
56.3% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 16.3
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 18.6
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,182 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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