Alienware m17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.86% 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 Drive165% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0DG9D5
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190605
Uptime7 Days
Run DateSep 19 '19 at 01:37
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 112
2-Core 247
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 689
70% 568 Pts
64-Core 782
48% 782 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 08A2) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6860
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.86% Terrible
Lighting 6.57
Reflection 111
Parallax 7.75
5% 41.6 fps
MRender 12.3
Gravity 6.93
Splatting 15.4
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.86%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 353 364 364 365 365 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
165% Outstanding
Read 1,440
Write 1,101
Mixed 523
SusWrite 384
191% 862 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 42.4
181% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 526
DQ Write 801
DQ Mixed 834
583% 720 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 165%
Great: 191%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
931GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 138 138 138 137 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75% Very good
Read 126
Write 124
Mixed 66
SusWrite 134
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 2.4
461% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 75%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
79.3% Very good
MC Read 31
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 22.7
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 26.2
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m17 Builds (Compare 381 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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