Alienware m17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	119% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 m17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware m17 R4
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210310
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '21 at 19:22
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K 3 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	94% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 262 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 852 83% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,372 85% 1,372 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060 (Laptop) 102,706 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Dell(1028 0A75) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.35 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.4% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 123 Parallax 120 92% 119 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 100 Splatting 85.1 85% 107 fps
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Cl1-3d256-q11 NVMe SSSTC 256GB 1,730 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22301116 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 573 199 275 152 258 173 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 1,424 Write 1,046 Mixed 882 SusWrite 272 201% 906 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 44.9 4K Mixed 16.8 74% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 451 DQ Write 620 DQ Mixed 346 314% 472 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 168%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 397GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 936 434 437 436 434 438 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1,389 Write 1,615 Mixed 1319 SusWrite 519 272% 1,210 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 57.6 194% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 934 DQ Write 677 DQ Mixed 754 577% 788 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 237%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GB 57,752 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB Row of chips DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.1% Above average	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.7 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 21.8 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 36: 5R 3G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
36%	22%	46	321	253	144	17.3"	1920 1080	AUO449D

History: Score 25: 3R 2G 4B | Score 36: 5R 3G 2B

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 87%

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System: Alienware m17 R4

CPU
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples	236x
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples	81x
Core i7-4770KIntelBench 88%, 3 samples	1x

GPU
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples	155x
RTX 3080 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 125%, 16,265 samples	122x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	22x

SSD
SN730 NVMe WDC 1024GBPCBench 229%, 3,901 samples	67x
Raid 0 Volume 1TBIntelBench 242%, 17,176 samples	38x
NVMe KIOXIA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 262%, 4,912 samples	34x

RAM
HMAB2GS6AMR6N-XN 2x16GBHynixBench 78%, 3,322 samples	165x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 2x8GBMicronBench 70%, 20,634 samples	68x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 21,689 samples	61x

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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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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