Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics23.9% 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 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.
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
Memory7.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime4 Days
Run DateJun 17 '20 at 02:44
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 (92nd percentile)
67.9% Good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 86.8
2-Core 142
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 279
8-Core 408
43% 344 Pts
64-Core 408
25% 408 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7970M
Dell(1028 057B) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.5.1
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
23.9% Poor
Lighting 29.6
Reflection 27.3
Parallax 36.7
24% 31.2 fps
MRender 25
Gravity 26.6
Splatting 32.3
23% 28 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 24%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 83 52 62 71 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
43% Average
Read 83.7
Write 95.5
Mixed 46
SusWrite 65.9
53% 72.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 43%
Great: 184%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI NT2GC64B88G0NS-DI NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI NT2GC64B88G0NS-DI 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
53.6% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 17.1
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 15.5
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 669 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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