Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics12.7% 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 Drive70% 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.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 09 '18 at 03:39
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3610QM-$300
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
68.8% Good
Memory 86.1
1-Core 88.3
2-Core 166
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 279
8-Core 422
44% 351 Pts
64-Core 435
27% 435 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 675M
Dell(1028 0580) 2GB
CLim: 620 MHz, MLim: 750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 389.12
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
12.7% Very poor
Lighting 14.9
Reflection 17.6
Parallax 13.5
12% 15.3 fps
MRender 19.9
Gravity 15.4
Splatting 16
14% 17.1 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 12.7%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 218 211 220 222 220 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
70% Very good
Read 449
Write 273
Mixed 236
SusWrite 223
66% 295 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 36.4
4K Mixed 22
79% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 191
177% 275 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70%
Great: 101%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 2AR20002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 107 108 107 106 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 106
Write 76.8
Mixed 55.2
SusWrite 105
63% 85.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264HZ-1G6M1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
56% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 17.4
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 17.7
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 56%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 671 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $520
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