Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29.3% 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 Drive54.1% 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 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, 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 16 '18 at 19:11
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 way above expectations (94th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 88.2
1-Core 82.9
2-Core 200
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 484
55% 433 Pts
64-Core 504
31% 504 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0551) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9924
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.3% Poor
Lighting 37.7
Reflection 43.8
Parallax 31.5
31% 37.7 fps
MRender 45.6
Gravity 15.7
Splatting 35.9
27% 32.4 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 77 85 65 83 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 401
Write 338
Mixed 303
SusWrite 96.4
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 49.9
4K Mixed 17
77% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 31.4
73% 145 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 78%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
590GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 126 126 127 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 129
Write 103
Mixed 25
SusWrite 126
69% 95.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73.3%
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)
55.5% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.7
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 18.6
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 671 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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