Alienware m17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive143% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 03R2RY
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190417
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 12 '19 at 23:24
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 83.1
1-Core 124
2-Core 245
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 710
70% 572 Pts
64-Core 841
52% 841 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 86%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 08A2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.5% Very good
Lighting 87.5
Reflection 95
Parallax 90.4
71% 90.9 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 87.6
Splatting 79.9
78% 97.9 fps
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 94%
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 08A2) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6793
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.46% Terrible
Lighting 6.63
Reflection 9.69
Parallax 6.81
5% 7.71 fps
MRender 10.3
Gravity 6.13
Splatting 13.5
8% 9.98 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.46%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC401 SK hy 512GB
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80006E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 388 336 325 328 305 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Read 1,235
Write 358
Mixed 394
SusWrite 336
127% 581 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 88
4K Mixed 40.9
154% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 811
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 282
287% 479 MB/s
Poor: 87%
This bench: 143%
Great: 194%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
931GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 124 128 131 131 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 135
Write 115
Mixed 66
SusWrite 128
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 2.4
456% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6D1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.3% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 20
68% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 22.5
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 84%

 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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