Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above 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	57.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	17.5 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20180322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '18 at 02:01
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 i7-3740QM-$220 14,369 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 103 2-Core 190 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 492 49% 398 Pts	64-Core 491 30% 491 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0551) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.39% Terrible	Lighting 4.9 Reflection 6.38 Parallax 3.31 4% 4.87 fps	MRender 6.05 Gravity 2.67 Splatting 9.13 5% 5.95 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.39% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZMTE256HMHP-000L1 256GB 1,116 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT43L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 234 237 233 230 231 MB/s Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.1% Above average	Read 245 Write 230 Mixed 150 SusWrite 232 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 33.2 4K Mixed 21.7 79% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 73.3 89% 156 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 477GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 476 464 442 437 442 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 430 Mixed 408 SusWrite 455 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 51.9 4K Mixed 37.3 122% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 363 274% 367 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 931GB free Firmware: SM25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 114 115 115 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 114 Write 104 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 114 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.1 394% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 65%
Maxtor OneTouch 1TB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 395GB free, PID 7310 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 42 42 42 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 39.3 Write 40.2 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 42.5 53% 38.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 Elpida EBJ81UG8EFU0-GN-F M471B5273DH0-CH9 Kingston KFYHV1-HYC 20GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	48.4% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 48%

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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	242x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	139x
Core i7-3740QMIntel $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples	78x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	355x
GTX 660MNvidiaBench 7%, 7,381 samples	83x
GTX 680MNvidiaBench 19%, 1,365 samples	76x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $74Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	16x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	40x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	19x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	19x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $520

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16