Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 46.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.2% 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 Drive67.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130913
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 27 '20 at 11:24
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3610QM-$300
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
46.2% Average
Memory 69.4
1-Core 33.1
2-Core 63.3
38% 55.3 Pts
4-Core 127
8-Core 214
21% 171 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660M
Dell(1028 057B) 2GB
CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
6.2% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 6.35
Parallax 8.34
6% 7.2 fps
MRender 9.52
Gravity 8.1
Splatting 9.17
7% 8.93 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.2%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
264GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 344 343 362 341 336 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 412
Write 403
Mixed 324
SusWrite 338
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 30.3
4K Mixed 19.1
75% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 223
150% 181 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 134%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
250GB free
Firmware: 2AR20002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 87 89 90 90 90 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 57.9
Write 52.8
Mixed 46.4
SusWrite 89.2
45% 61.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264HZ-1G6M1 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
50.2% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 17.8
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 7.3
21% 7.37 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 58%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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