Alienware m17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics100% 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 Drive293% 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
Memory22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190304
Uptime10.3 Days
Run DateApr 30 '19 at 21:03
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 91.3
1-Core 138
2-Core 268
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 862
83% 684 Pts
64-Core 1,045
65% 1,045 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 08A2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
100% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 142
Parallax 127
101% 131 fps
MRender 154
Gravity 112
Splatting 103
98% 123 fps
Poor: 73%
This bench: 100%
Great: 102%
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 08A2) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6577
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.79% Terrible
Lighting 6.57
Reflection 10.7
Parallax 7.53
5% 8.26 fps
MRender 12.1
Gravity 6.8
Splatting 15
10% 11.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.79%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1228 1225 1228 1187 1148 1143 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 2,234
Write 1,953
Mixed 1,419
SusWrite 1,193
380% 1,700 MB/s
4K Read 53.3
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 69.1
227% 76.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,134
DQ Write 1,571
DQ Mixed 1,304
999% 1,336 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 293%
Great: 372%
Sobetter Ext 1TB
913GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 374 379 373 380 379 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 336
Write 334
Mixed 318
SusWrite 375
77% 340 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 38
4K Mixed 27.9
90% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 142
104% 134 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 26.6
87% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 36
SC Mixed 26.3
77% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.8%
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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