Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics23.7% 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 Drive76% 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
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display640 x 480 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 12 '19 at 14:24
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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)
74.6% Very good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 90.6
2-Core 179
70% 119 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 448
51% 397 Pts
64-Core 445
28% 445 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7970M
Dell(1028 057B) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.8.2
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
23.7% Poor
Lighting 29.3
Reflection 27.1
Parallax 36.1
24% 30.8 fps
MRender 24.9
Gravity 26.6
Splatting 32.2
23% 27.9 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 24%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel S3500 Series 480GB-$151
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D2010370
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 406 406 400 379 405 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
76% Very good
Read 315
Write 401
Mixed 296
SusWrite 400
80% 353 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 41
4K Mixed 25.4
87% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 261
199% 268 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76%
Great: 98%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 32GB
30GB free
Firmware: CXM13D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 84 84 83 84 MB/s
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
36.2% Below average
Read 241
Write 84.7
Mixed 127
SusWrite 83.3
30% 134 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 26.6
4K Mixed 13.3
55% 18.6 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 33.4
DQ Mixed 57.5
55% 90.8 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 44%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75
883GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 112 111 107 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 112
Write 113
Mixed 55
SusWrite 110
71% 97.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
55.6% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 16.9
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 17.8
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 58%

 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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