Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory18GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 18GB 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.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory15.5 GB free of 18 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 02 '21 at 06:34
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3720QM-$100
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 98.3
2-Core 193
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 473
53% 415 Pts
64-Core 478
30% 478 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0551) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.64% Terrible
Lighting 4.4
Reflection 10.7
Parallax 3.1
4% 6.07 fps
MRender 5.5
Gravity 2.6
Splatting 5.4
4% 4.5 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.64%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 480GB
340GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 415 179 103 104 104 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 445
Write 322
Mixed 347
SusWrite 217
74% 333 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 42.4
4K Mixed 26.5
95% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 225
194% 286 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 Samsung M471B5773DH0-CK0 Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 18GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.8% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 17.5
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.6
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 56%

 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

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