Alienware x17 R1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	322% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 78% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Alienware x17 R1 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware x17 R1
Memory	53.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210908
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '21 at 17:27
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	78%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11980HK 1,108 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 72.2 1-Core 175 2-Core 350 104% 199 Pts	4-Core 679 8-Core 1,147 111% 913 Pts	64-Core 1,673 104% 1,673 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 (Laptop) 16,265 User benchmarks, average bench 125% Dell(1028 0A99) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.9709 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 213 Reflection 196 Parallax 193 174% 200 fps	Gravity 146 Splatting 119 116% 133 fps
Poor: 96% Great: 144%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 2048GB 1,054 User benchmarks, average bench 326% 786GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36304129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1533 1967 1763 1600 1613 1627 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,169 Write 2,105 Mixed 1,949 SusWrite 1,684 445% 1,977 MB/s	4K Read 69.9 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 97.9 317% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1055 DQ Write 419 DQ Mixed 984 663% 820 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 517%
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB 3,576 User benchmarks, average bench 404% 2TB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2003 2107 2118 2114 2103 2109 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 2,077 Write 2079 Mixed 2,090 SusWrite 2,092 471% 2,085 MB/s	4K Read 71 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 98.1 320% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,103 DQ Write 434 DQ Mixed 980 670% 839 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 528%
SDXC Card 1TB 153 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 953GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 84 81 77 81 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 92.9 Write 82.1 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 80.7 109% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 5.7 380% 6.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata AO1E34RCTV2-BZWS 2x31.5GB 233 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 34.3 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 20.1 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 96.4 42% 96.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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System: Alienware x17 R1

CPU
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 56,029 samples	336x
Core i9-11980HKIntelBench 93%, 1,108 samples	84x
0000IntelBench 91%, 992 samples	3x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples	170x
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples	127x
RTX 3080 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 125%, 16,265 samples	113x

SSD
Micron 2300 1024GBNvmeBench 223%, 2,439 samples	68x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	52x
PC711 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 277%, 3,587 samples	45x

RAM
M471A1G44BB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 64%, 6,868 samples	43x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 26,875 samples	42x
AO1E34RCSV1-BD7S 2x16GBAdataBench 89%, 282 samples	40x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $45	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