Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics26.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive53.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 06 '18 at 12:25
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 99.5
2-Core 162
70% 116 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 497
51% 409 Pts
64-Core 497
31% 497 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0551) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1701
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26.3% Poor
Lighting 34.8
Reflection 11.7
Parallax 19.4
28% 22 fps
MRender 21.4
Gravity 18.3
Splatting 37.4
22% 25.7 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 26.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 67 81 79 83 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
53.5% Above average
Read 382
Write 318
Mixed 335
SusWrite 91.8
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 48.5
4K Mixed 17.3
82% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 22.2
62% 129 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 78%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
624GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 119 118 118 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 117
Write 121
Mixed 25.1
SusWrite 118
69% 95.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB HMT351S6CFR8C-PB HMT351S6EFR8C-PB HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
56% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 16.4
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 19.2
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 672 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $520
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