Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.3% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130913
Uptime	7.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '20 at 10:05
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420 65,927 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Memory 64 1-Core 76.3 2-Core 137 54% 92.5 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 314 35% 276 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0551) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	3.3% Terrible	Lighting 3.77 Reflection 4.96 Parallax 2.69 3% 3.81 fps	MRender 4.29 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 6.52 4% 4.34 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.3% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 240GB-$261 4,179 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 153 149 145 153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 324 Write 209 Mixed 230 SusWrite 150 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 40.3 4K Mixed 24.8 81% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 141 134% 212 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 93%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 32GB 860 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 8GB free Firmware: CXM13D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 81 78 68 51 43 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34% Below average	Read 224 Write 85.7 Mixed 124 SusWrite 67.5 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 26.7 4K Mixed 14.3 53% 18.1 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 33.8 DQ Mixed 56.3 54% 89.8 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 44%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 110 114 114 115 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 108 Write 102 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 113 69% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 63%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 932GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 87 87 88 87 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 84 Write 82.7 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 87.6 103% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5428-053.A00LF 2x8GB 450 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 12.6 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 9.6 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 670 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR4

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	242x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	139x
Core i7-3740QMIntel $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples	77x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	355x
GTX 660MNvidiaBench 7%, 7,381 samples	83x
GTX 680MNvidiaBench 19%, 1,365 samples	76x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	16x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	40x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	19x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	19x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $520

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16