Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22.9% 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 Drive61% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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
Memory9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime8.1 Days
Run DateOct 03 '18 at 00:08
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 86.7
1-Core 89.2
2-Core 173
69% 116 Pts
4-Core 315
8-Core 447
48% 381 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780M
Dell(1028 057B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 849 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
22.9% Poor
Lighting 26
Reflection 24.6
Parallax 28.7
21% 26.4 fps
MRender 37.5
Gravity 35.1
Splatting 26.4
26% 33 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.9%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 128 129 131 130 127 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
61% Good
Read 348
Write 362
Mixed 270
SusWrite 152
64% 283 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 47.2
4K Mixed 33.7
111% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 38.3
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 51.5
45% 63.7 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 61%
Great: 118%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB
200GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 57 59 61 62 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
31.2% Below average
Read 47.5
Write 67.3
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 59.9
43% 58 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.9
234% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 70%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
1TB free, PID a006
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 76 76 76 76 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
37.8% Below average
Read 108
Write 107
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 75.7
106% 82 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 M471B5773DH0-CK0 M471B5273DH0-CK0 M471B5773DH0-CK0 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
54.7% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 17.3
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 17.4
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 70.7
56% 70.7 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 670 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

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