Alienware m17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive302% 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 0DH3P0
Memory22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181220
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 04 '19 at 22:22
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-8950HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 91.8
1-Core 136
2-Core 265
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 828
82% 668 Pts
64-Core 1,003
62% 1,003 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 08A2) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1917
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 129
Parallax 117
102% 124 fps
MRender 141
Gravity 104
Splatting 93.2
90% 113 fps
Poor: 73%
This bench: 98%
Great: 102%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
768GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1655 1910 1359 1170 1155 1129 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
302% Outstanding
Read 2,233
Write 2,065
Mixed 1,453
SusWrite 1,396
401% 1,787 MB/s
4K Read 52.1
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 66.7
219% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,125
DQ Write 1,550
DQ Mixed 1,280
983% 1,318 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 302%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 25.2
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 25.2
72% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m17 Builds (Compare 383 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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