Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.18% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive54% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory10.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 19 '17 at 19:34
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 90.2
2-Core 174
68% 116 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 448
48% 380 Pts
64-Core 448
28% 448 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660M
Dell(1028 0580) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 307.17
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
6.18% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 6.46
Parallax 7.41
6% 6.86 fps
MRender 9.71
Gravity 8.73
Splatting 9.3
8% 9.25 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.18%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z331 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
54% Above average
Read 480
Write 227
Mixed 146
62% 285 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 25.9
4K Mixed 2.95
49% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 0.02
47% 114 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 54%
Great: 70%
WD WD10JPLX-00MBPT0 1TB
930GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 128
Write 125
Mixed 128
96% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.67
4K Mixed 0.2
83% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325S6CFR8C-PB Kingston KFYHV1-HYC HMT325S6CFR8C-PB Kingston KFYHV1-HYC 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
57.4% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 18.6
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16.6
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.4%
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $520
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