Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 44.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive51.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 10 '17 at 23:42
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3840QM-$549
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
44.8% Average
Memory 69.4
1-Core 33.4
2-Core 66.7
38% 56.5 Pts
4-Core 112
8-Core 166
17% 139 Pts
64-Core 168
10% 168 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680M
Dell(1028 0580) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 307.17
Relative performance (0th percentile)
3.97% Terrible
Lighting 4.27
Reflection 4.08
Parallax 5.09
4% 4.48 fps
MRender 6.48
Gravity 5.47
Splatting 6.09
5% 6.01 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 3.97%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
RaidArray0 960GB
448GB free
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
88.9% Excellent
Read 852
Write 425
Mixed 553
134% 610 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 26.7
4K Mixed 17
59% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 62.8
96% 183 MB/s
Samsung PM830 mSATA 128GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
51.8% Above average
Read 261
Write 232
Mixed 249
55% 248 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 37.9
4K Mixed 18.2
71% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 72.5
DQ Mixed 53.9
58% 101 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
48.4% Average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 16.3
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 7.5
21% 7.4 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 57%

 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

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