Alienware M17xR3

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 32% Sail boat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (4th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 96 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.
Processor	With 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 34.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	1.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	48.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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.

CPU throttled at 47% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Alienware M17xR3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR3
Memory	7.3 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120820
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '21 at 17:16
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	47%

PC Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2860QM-$469 4,317 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 0.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Memory 55.7 1-Core 18.9 2-Core 37.6 27% 37.4 Pts	4-Core 71.3 8-Core 96.7 11% 84 Pts	64-Core 96.8 6% 96.8 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M 434 User benchmarks, average bench 13% Dell(1028 04BA) 2GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9135 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.41% Terrible	Lighting 1.6 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 0.6 1% 1.53 fps	MRender 2.5 Gravity 1.7 Splatting 1.8 2% 2 fps
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 1.41% Great: 20%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 739GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 223 217 222 219 196 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.8% Average	Read 240 Write 229 Mixed 222 SusWrite 215 51% 226 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 24.5 4K Mixed 21.1 69% 21.5 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 97 DQ Mixed 102 77% 103 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata AM1U16BC2P1-B1AH Kingston KHX1600C9S3/8G 10GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 11.2 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 4.6 SC Write 4.3 SC Mixed 5 13% 4.63 GB/s	Latency 141 28% 141 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 35%

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

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

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Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR3

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	70x
Core i7-2760QMIntel $130Bench 60%, 10,423 samples	65x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	45x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	67x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	61x
GeForce GTX 580MNvidiaBench 13%, 434 samples	45x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $100Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	10x
HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 51%, 254 samples	9x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 44%, 326 samples	8x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $290

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16