Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	16.5% 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 Drive	53.6% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '20 at 18:17
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3840QM-$549 3,981 User benchmarks, average bench 66% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 95.6 2-Core 95.2 62% 92.8 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 268 38% 282 Pts	64-Core 273 17% 273 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680M 1,365 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Dell(1028 0580) 2GB CLim: 758 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Lighting 16.8 Reflection 24.1 Parallax 30.2 14% 23.7 fps	MRender 29.3 Gravity 29.5 Splatting 23.5 22% 27.4 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500MS480G 480GB 658 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 311GB free (System drive) Firmware: 003056RR SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 195 169 191 157 165 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.6% Above average	Read 238 Write 227 Mixed 212 SusWrite 183 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 29.2 4K Mixed 24.5 79% 24.9 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 154 124% 175 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 91%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 183GB free Firmware: 0005DEM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 89.8 Write 88.8 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 75.6 57% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 58%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50 12,013 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 143GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 59 60 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 89.2 Write 97.6 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 60.4 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 65%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD050 500GB 190 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 22GB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 63 63 62 62 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 60.9 Write 53.4 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 62.6 68% 51.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB HMT351S6CFR8C-PB HMT351S6EFR8C-PB HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 16GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 16.7 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 18.8 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 56%

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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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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 7%

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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	78x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16