Alienware M17x

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 20%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (2nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 98 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 16.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics4.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive34.6% 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
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 08 '18 at 06:49
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 Q 740-$190
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.75 GHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
16.7% Very poor
Memory 27
1-Core 13.9
2-Core 22.2
15% 21 Pts
4-Core 36.4
8-Core 57
6% 46.7 Pts
64-Core 56.7
4% 56.7 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 16.7%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Dell(1028 043A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.0
Relative performance (0th percentile)
4.16% Terrible
Lighting 5.47
Reflection 4
Parallax 4.53
4% 4.67 fps
MRender 4.14
Gravity 4
Splatting 4.83
4% 4.32 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 4.16%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 128GB
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JURA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 149 109 87 80 73 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
34.6% Below average
Read 218
Write 113
Mixed 122
SusWrite 104
31% 139 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 18.6
4K Mixed 14.9
46% 15 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 119
87% 114 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
16.7% Very poor
MC Read 7.9
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 4.6
18% 6.37 GB/s
SC Read 2.5
SC Write 2.2
SC Mixed 3
7% 2.57 GB/s
Latency 273
15% 273 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 16.7%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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: $246
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