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Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 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 33.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics7.31% 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 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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 068R5X
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131025
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 19 '22 at 18:55
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing way below expectations (6th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
33.4% Below average
Memory 53.7
1-Core 18.5
2-Core 36.7
26% 36.3 Pts
4-Core 73.5
8-Core 118
12% 95.9 Pts
64-Core 118
7% 118 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770M
Dell(1028 05AA) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2531
Relative performance (0th percentile)
7.31% Terrible
Lighting 9
Reflection 9.1
Parallax 11.6
7% 9.9 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 11.6
Splatting 5.8
7% 9.3 fps
Poor: 14%
This bench: 7.31%
Great: 17%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$64
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 44 55 45 44 41 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
30.5% Below average
Read 61.9
Write 83.6
Mixed 57.4
SusWrite 43.9
46% 61.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
41.9% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 16.5
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 6.8
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 148
27% 148 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,180 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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