Alienware M17xR3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	11.5% 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 Drive	The 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware M17xR3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR3
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110328
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '18 at 19:43
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2820QM-$230 4,929 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	69.3% Good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 82.7 2-Core 151 65% 107 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 404 42% 340 Pts	64-Core 272 17% 272 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6970M 1,595 User benchmarks, average bench 11% Dell(1028 04BA) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.3.0.0 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Lighting 15.2 Reflection 11.9 Parallax 12.6 12% 13.3 fps	MRender 10.1 Gravity 9.9 Splatting 14.9 10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 13%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 698GB free Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 103466504 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9781 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 61 60 1348643 (09) Power-on hours count 58 58 37096 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2617 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 51 45 841809969 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 11 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 1203022 (C2) HDA temperature 49 55 73014444081 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 116 99 103466504 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 104135777062254 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3626915150 (F2) Unknown 100 253 779174544 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	62.6% Good	Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 94.2 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.66 4K Mixed 0.68 113% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 62%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 249GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 106 99 12412216 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5235 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 88 60 767954900 (09) Power-on hours count 55 55 39638 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2617 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 53 49 824836143 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 5 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 33 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 87 87 26881 (C2) HDA temperature 47 51 68719476783 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 106 99 12412216 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 124519691885165 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3806898642 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1197761861 (FE) Unknown 1 1 2	52% Above average	Read 85.9 Write 95.6 Mixed 79.4 65% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 0.72 4K Mixed 0.15 45% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 62%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,298 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 179GB free, PID 50a1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 28.6 Write 25.3 Mixed 24.8 33% 26.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.43 57% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 4x2GB 455 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	47.3% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15.1 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 16.3 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 48%

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR3

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	70x
Core i7-2760QMIntel $130Bench 60%, 10,423 samples	65x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	45x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	67x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	61x
GeForce GTX 580MNvidiaBench 13%, 434 samples	45x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	10x
HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 51%, 254 samples	9x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 44%, 326 samples	8x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $309

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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