Alienware M17xR3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 29.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics15.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware M17xR3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR3
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120820
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 27 '22 at 11:48
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 87%

 PC Performing below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2820QM-$230
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
29.2% Poor
Memory 49.4
1-Core 14.6
2-Core 26.6
23% 30.2 Pts
4-Core 50.9
8-Core 72.7
8% 61.8 Pts
64-Core 67.1
4% 67.1 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M
Dell(1028 0490) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 285.62
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
15.3% Very poor
Lighting 11.3
Reflection 12.1
Parallax 10.6
9% 11.3 fps
MRender 11.8
Gravity 81.2
Splatting 12.7
27% 35.2 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 15.3%
Great: 20%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0003DEM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 14 9 9 24 9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
14.6% Very poor
Read 36.2
Write 60.5
Mixed 34.4
SusWrite 14.5
27% 36.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
72% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 14.6%
Great: 62%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E660 500GB
163GB free
Firmware: GG2ZBG00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 14 7.4 14 35 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
18.4% Very poor
Read 42.7
Write 57.6
Mixed 33
SusWrite 21.1
28% 38.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.4
79% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 58%
Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00 160GB
16GB free, PID 2338
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.8 9.4 9.6 12 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
4.37% Terrible
Read 13.2
Write 17.7
Mixed 6.3
SusWrite 10.5
16% 11.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
3% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 4.37%
Great: 15%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 Kingston 99U5469-046.A00LF HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 Kingston 99U5469-046.A00LF 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
32.4% Below average
MC Read 12.5
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 12.6
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 5.1
18% 6.37 GB/s
Latency 163
25% 163 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR3 Builds (Compare 275 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR3

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