Alienware M17xR3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware M17xR3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR3
Memory	7.5 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120820
Uptime	23.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '19 at 11:49
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2760QM-$130 10,423 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 91.9 2-Core 175 69% 118 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 374 44% 342 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 04BA) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	2.23% Terrible	Lighting 2.43 Reflection 2.04 Parallax 1.66 2% 2.04 fps	MRender 3.52 Gravity 1.33 Splatting 4.57 3% 3.14 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.23% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$28 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 459GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 76 75 76 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 75.8 Write 69.8 Mixed 39.4 SusWrite 75.3 48% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 115% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 43%
Seagate Momentus Thin 7200 2.5" 320GB-$29 12,279 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 249GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0003DEM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 88 75 93 98 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 100 Write 98.5 Mixed 46 SusWrite 85.6 60% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMT325S6BFR8C-PB HMT325S6BFR8C-PB HMT351S6CFR8C-PB HMT325S6BFR8C-PB 10GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 15.9 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16.6 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 51%

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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 M17xR3 Builds (Compare 275 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR3

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	70x
Core i7-2760QMIntel $130Bench 60%, 10,423 samples	65x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	45x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	67x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	61x
GeForce GTX 580MNvidiaBench 13%, 434 samples	45x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	10x
HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 51%, 254 samples	9x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 44%, 326 samples	8x

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Value: 50% - Above average

Total price: $294

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16