Alienware m17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive276% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
SystemAlienware m17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0900DH
Memory19.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190116
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '19 at 01:06
Run Duration218 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 122
2-Core 237
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 783
75% 622 Pts
64-Core 997
62% 997 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 181
Parallax 160
137% 170 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 164
Splatting 114
106% 130 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 08A2) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.04% Terrible
Lighting 7.23
Reflection 10.6
Parallax 7.31
6% 8.37 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 6.63
Splatting 14.6
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.04%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
400GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2037 694 610 612 612 616 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 2,293
Write 2228
Mixed 1,383
SusWrite 864
378% 1,692 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 78.5
258% 88.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,256
DQ Write 1,068
DQ Mixed 1,142
862% 1,156 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 276%
Great: 340%
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
156GB free
Firmware: BXV76D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 295 297 300 291 303 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 964
Write 310
Mixed 330
SusWrite 297
104% 475 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 37.7
167% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 986
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 386
354% 561 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 136%
Great: 147%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
728GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 480 478 480 481 481 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 453
Mixed 400
SusWrite 480
102% 454 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 48.3
157% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 351
264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 114%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 26.6
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 26.9
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m17 Builds (Compare 382 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m17

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $46
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