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Alienware 17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics26.1% 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)
Boot Drive63.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04WT2G
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime2 Days
Run DateMay 31 '18 at 21:28
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$36
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
43.4% Average
Memory 64.8
1-Core 18.9
2-Core 43.4
31% 42.4 Pts
4-Core 118
8-Core 498
32% 308 Pts
64-Core 520
32% 520 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M
Dell(1028 05AA) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9764
Performing below potential (48th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26.1% Poor
Lighting 30.8
Reflection 31.5
Parallax 40.1
25% 34.1 fps
MRender 38.2
Gravity 36.5
Splatting 30
28% 34.9 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 42%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85
254GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 493
Write 401
Mixed 403
96% 432 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 21.1
4K Mixed 13
56% 17.6 MB/s
DQ Read 52.6
DQ Write 64.9
DQ Mixed 10.2
21% 42.5 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 134%
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mS 11GB
10GB free
Firmware: DMH1 Max speed: Unknown
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
48.1% Average
Read 426
Write 200
Mixed 270
66% 299 MB/s
4K Read 13.8
4K Write 18.8
4K Mixed 13.1
48% 15.2 MB/s
DQ Read 83.3
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 6.67
30% 65.3 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 68%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$38
923GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: Unknown
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
45.3% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 16.2
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 7.1
16% 5.77 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17

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