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Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 43.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.39% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '19 at 09:28
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3920XM 797 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Memory 67.5 1-Core 33.4 2-Core 66.8 38% 55.9 Pts	4-Core 104 8-Core 167 17% 136 Pts	64-Core 169 10% 169 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 057B) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.39% Terrible	Lighting 4.8 Reflection 6.35 Parallax 3.31 4% 4.82 fps	MRender 6.71 Gravity 2.67 Splatting 9.09 5% 6.16 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.39% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 881 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 641 639 634 600 600 595 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 807 Write 593 Mixed 481 SusWrite 618 140% 625 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 28.4 4K Mixed 23.5 77% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 167 126% 168 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 400%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 185 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 2000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	37% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 12.7 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 7.7 21% 7.43 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 77%

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR4

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	249x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	140x
Core i7-3740QMIntel $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples	80x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	365x
GTX 660MNvidiaBench 7%, 7,381 samples	84x
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	22x
MX500 1TBCrucial $76Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	17x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	41x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	20x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	19x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $520

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $84
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $370