Alienware M17x

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.52% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Alienware M17x (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20110304
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '17 at 08:43
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Extreme Q9300-$172 660 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Socket 479, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Memory 73.2 1-Core 40.3 2-Core 80.7 43% 64.7 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 153 21% 156 Pts	64-Core 157 10% 157 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M 161 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 02A1) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 7.15.11.7985 Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	4.52% Terrible	Lighting 8.4 Reflection 7.81 Parallax 3.44 7% 6.55 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.52% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvidia STRIPE 931.52G 1TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 526GB free (System drive) Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45.6% Average	Read 234 Write 195 Mixed 215 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 35.9 4K Mixed 13.5 74% 24.7 MB/s	DQ Read 21.7 DQ Write 99.5 DQ Mixed 15.5 25% 45.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 71%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 124GB 7,722 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 90GB free, PID 5583, SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 128GB Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 30.6 Write 12.9 Mixed 14.4 21% 19.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.54 80% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 37%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 28GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 31.2 Write 14.1 Mixed 15.7 23% 20.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.78 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.83 112% 2.52 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM 15h Reserved Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	18.7% Very poor	MC Read 6.4 MC Write 5.5 MC Mixed 5.3 16% 5.73 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 5.6 15% 5.4 GB/s	Latency 94.1 42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical M17x Builds (Compare 86 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

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Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17x

CPU
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	13x
Core i7 Q 820Intel $119Bench 52%, 2,269 samples	9x
Core i7 X 920Intel $90Bench 57%, 998 samples	9x

GPU
Mobility Radeon HD 4870ATIBench 8%, 153 samples	27x
Mobility Radeon HD 5870AMDBench 9%, 3,040 samples	25x
GeForce GTX 260MNvidiaBench 5%, 1,120 samples	7x

SSD
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	3x
PM800 Series 2.5" 256GBSamsungBench 24%, 1,200 samples	3x
SH103S3480G 480GBKingstonBench 56%, 32 samples	3x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	14x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	8x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	5x

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Value: 50% - Above average

Total price: $248

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16