Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 30 '17 at 09:26
Run Duration96 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 84.8
1-Core 97.6
2-Core 193
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 459
52% 405 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680M
Dell(1028 0580) 2GB
Driver: 353.62
Relative performance (0th percentile)
3.92% Terrible
Lighting 4.2
Reflection 4.04
Parallax 5.56
3% 4.6 fps
MRender 6.43
Gravity 5.4
Splatting 6.04
5% 5.96 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 3.92%
Great: 31%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 90.7
Write 85.9
Mixed 70.4
62% 82.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.16
67% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905428-095.D00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
55.7% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 17.3
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 17.9
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 55.7%
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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