Alienware M17xR3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemAlienware M17xR3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR3
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120820
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '20 at 04:34
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
38.5% Below average
Memory 63.5
1-Core 21
2-Core 42.3
31% 42.3 Pts
4-Core 76.2
8-Core 106
12% 91.2 Pts
64-Core 109
7% 109 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 65%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70
546GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0005
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 53 56 57 59 62 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 94.7
Write 107
Mixed 57.6
SusWrite 57.1
58% 79 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
116% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 62%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9
20GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 0 9.4 7.3 11 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
8.76% Terrible
Read 29.4
Write 15.5
Mixed 13.5
SusWrite 7.5
20% 16.5 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1
69% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.76%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
28% Poor
MC Read 11
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 9.5
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 5.7
15% 5.17 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR3 Builds (Compare 275 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $290
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HDDRAMUSB
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