Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics13.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive77.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 01 '21 at 14:10
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th 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
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
42% Average
Memory 63.9
1-Core 32.1
2-Core 63.6
36% 53.2 Pts
4-Core 111
8-Core 166
17% 138 Pts
64-Core 149
9% 149 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 765M
Dell(1028 0580) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 340.46
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Lighting 16.8
Reflection 15.9
Parallax 20.6
14% 17.8 fps
MRender 17.6
Gravity 16.4
Splatting 18
14% 17.3 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$60
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 379 380 359 405 342 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Read 457
Write 434
Mixed 415
SusWrite 376
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 38
4K Mixed 29.9
96% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 146
110% 147 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 130%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 32GB
30GB free
Firmware: CXM12D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 83 82 83 83 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
33.3% Below average
Read 234
Write 85.5
Mixed 127
SusWrite 83.1
29% 132 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 24.5
4K Mixed 13.1
50% 17 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 33.8
DQ Mixed 56.3
47% 71.2 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 44%
Patriot Burst 480GB
254GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 235 241 117 38 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 435
Write 313
Mixed 325
SusWrite 164
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 32.2
4K Mixed 19.3
72% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 12.6
DQ Mixed 126
79% 92.2 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73BH0-CK0 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
46.7% Average
MC Read 19
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 16.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 6.9
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 670 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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