Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.24% 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	29.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '18 at 19:37
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	74%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420 65,927 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 79.9 2-Core 165 65% 109 Pts	4-Core 281 8-Core 394 42% 337 Pts	64-Core 433 27% 433 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660M 7,381 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 0551) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1634 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	8.24% Terrible	Lighting 8.3 Reflection 8.23 Parallax 9 7% 8.51 fps	MRender 14.2 Gravity 12.6 Splatting 13.8 11% 13.5 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.24% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 63 63 61 75 74 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	29.1% Poor	Read 267 Write 39.2 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 67.3 25% 114 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 24.4 4K Mixed 0 35% 13 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 8 35% 77.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 78%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB-$71 14,401 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 35GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 70 69 69 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 55.1 Write 53.5 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 70 40% 54.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 8GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	46.2% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 14.9 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 13.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 670 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

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Desktop 58%

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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 $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 $45	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