Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.43% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive73.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180322
Uptime5.8 Days
Run DateNov 25 '18 at 19:07
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3920XM
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 89.5
1-Core 101
2-Core 187
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 493
50% 404 Pts
64-Core 495
31% 495 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0551) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.43% Terrible
Lighting 4.83
Reflection 6.54
Parallax 3.31
4% 4.89 fps
MRender 6.9
Gravity 2.67
Splatting 9.17
5% 6.25 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.43%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0922FS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 426 439 421 421 414 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 423
Write 382
Mixed 358
SusWrite 420
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 45
4K Mixed 17.6
66% 25.1 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 256
191% 249 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 126%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112
105GB free
Firmware: Q0922FS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 425 435 422 419 421 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Read 429
Write 390
Mixed 359
SusWrite 422
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 46
4K Mixed 18.1
67% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 201
182% 275 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 126%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 246GB
164GB free, PID 5583
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 67 67 44 30 33 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36.1% Below average
Read 126
Write 65.5
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 49.5
87% 72.7 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.5
135% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 1777 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
65.2% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 20.6
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 19.7
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 68%

 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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