Alienware M17x

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics13.5% 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 Drive30.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 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.
SystemAlienware M17x  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '14 at 08:09
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 X 920-$90
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 75.2
2-Core 154
52% 115 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 369
40% 319 Pts
64-Core 373
23% 373 Pts
Poor: 21% Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6970M
Dell(1028 043A) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.301.1001.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Lighting 18.1
Reflection 13
Parallax 15.8
15% 15.6 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 12.5
Splatting 16.3
11% 13.3 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ VERTEX2 100GB
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.37 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
30.3% Below average
Read 187
Write 86.9
Mixed 112
28% 129 MB/s
4K Read 12.3
4K Write 20
4K Mixed 10.4
43% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 91.7
DQ Mixed 38.4
46% 81.9 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 49%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50
74GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
42.6% Average
Read 78
Write 70
Mixed 63.9
53% 70.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.81
4K Mixed 0.21
73% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 65%
Typical M17x Builds (Compare 86 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $245
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HDDRAMUSB
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