Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 06 '19 at 01:13
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3940XM-$344
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 102
2-Core 205
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 517
56% 444 Pts
64-Core 520
32% 520 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
Dell(1028 057B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 361.91
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
35% Below average
Lighting 44.8
Reflection 42.2
Parallax 37.9
36% 41.6 fps
MRender 43.4
Gravity 40.3
Splatting 36
32% 39.9 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 35%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
778GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 749 763 753 538 1.1 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 1,058
Write 755
Mixed 411
SusWrite 547
154% 693 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 57.5
4K Mixed 19.2
78% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 159
120% 163 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 107%
Great: 445%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-2133C11-8GRSL F3-1866C11-8GRSL F3-2133C11-8GRSL F3-1866C11-8GRSL 32GB
2000, 1777, 2000, 1777 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.6% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 21.1
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 21
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 672 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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