Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.09% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive38.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime6.5 Days
Run DateJul 22 '19 at 21:39
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 89.1
2-Core 179
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 442
50% 395 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0551) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
4.09% Terrible
Lighting 4.63
Reflection 5.65
Parallax 2.91
4% 4.4 fps
MRender 5.81
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 8.13
5% 5.44 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.09%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-64M3M 64GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VXDB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 147 163 168 157 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
38.7% Below average
Read 47.3
Write 162
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 162
26% 111 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 28.3
4K Mixed 19.8
66% 21.6 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 105
90% 132 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 66%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139
931GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 465 457 474 460 454 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 440
Mixed 428
SusWrite 458
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 74.8
4K Mixed 38.5
132% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 363
274% 368 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 105%
Great: 133%
General Flash Disk Drive 8GB
3GB free, PID 0a11
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
15.9% Very poor
Read 15.7
Write 10.2
Mixed 12.8
SusWrite 11.1
16% 12.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 3.9
262% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 15.9%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KFYHV1-HYC 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
54.3% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 16.7
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 16.8
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 671 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR4

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