Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	79.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	87.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 93% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130913
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '18 at 13:06
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	93%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3920XM 797 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 110 2-Core 220 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 494 57% 443 Pts	64-Core 499 31% 499 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 057B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	79.7% Very good	Lighting 98.2 Reflection 117 Parallax 89.5 80% 102 fps	MRender 94.3 Gravity 91.5 Splatting 102 79% 95.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 215GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4325 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1040 (B1) Unknown 99 99 16 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 52 35 48 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 133 (F1) Unknown 99 99 28167574220	87.7% Excellent	Read 517 Write 409 Mixed 423 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 24 97% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 115 131% 227 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 500GB 3,936 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 91GB free Firmware: EMT41B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4273 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1005 (B1) Unknown 99 99 1 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 51 36 49 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 46 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1698550441	62.7% Good	Read 268 Write 209 Mixed 217 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 32.1 99% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 90.7 92% 150 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 128%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 80GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 9571 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2271 (B1) Unknown 97 97 32 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 33 43 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 202 (F1) Unknown 99 99 27395505014	69.7% Good	Read 500 Write 167 Mixed 306 71% 324 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 37.3 4K Mixed 20.8 90% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 87.9 117% 216 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.7% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.8 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 18.4 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 56%

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

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Workstation 7%

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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	77x

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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16