Alienware m17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.24% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive196% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 03R2RY
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181220
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateMay 24 '19 at 02:12
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
68.2% Good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 80.3
2-Core 159
64% 107 Pts
4-Core 292
8-Core 483
47% 387 Pts
64-Core 562
35% 562 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 08A2) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.24% Terrible
Lighting 7.5
Reflection 110
Parallax 7.41
6% 41.5 fps
MRender 11.6
Gravity 6.7
Splatting 14.9
9% 11.1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.24%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC401 SK hy 512GB
356GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80006E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 562 583 601 599 601 602 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
196% Outstanding
Read 1,489
Write 1,069
Mixed 1,256
SusWrite 592
246% 1,101 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 56.8
187% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 938
DQ Write 948
DQ Mixed 831
655% 906 MB/s
Poor: 87%
This bench: 196%
Great: 194%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
923GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 89 97 88 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 85.5
Write 97
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 90.8
60% 82.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.4
242% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6D1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
75.5% Very good
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 22.8
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 20.4
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 75.5%
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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