Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics75.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive92.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 05 '20 at 20:41
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Memory 82
1-Core 108
2-Core 211
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 474
51% 407 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Tim Power Personal Graphics
Dell(1028 057B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
75.3% Very good
Lighting 91.7
Reflection 111
Parallax 85.9
75% 96.3 fps
MRender 90.9
Gravity 88.1
Splatting 98.9
76% 92.6 fps
Poor: 75%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 75%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 435 426 429 381 380 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 412
Mixed 396
SusWrite 415
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 31.2
102% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 294
241% 344 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 125%
Liteonit LMT-256M3M mSATA 256GB
148GB free
Firmware: VZDB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 230 226 227 220 227 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
49% Average
Read 242
Write 222
Mixed 183
SusWrite 227
49% 219 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 27.8
4K Mixed 16.8
61% 20.4 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 104
90% 134 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 49%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
55.4% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16.8
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 19.1
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 76.9
52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 671 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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