Alienware M17xR3

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.13% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware M17xR3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR3
Memory	6.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120820
Uptime	8.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '19 at 17:22
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2720QM-$85 7,798 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Memory 76.7 1-Core 82.7 2-Core 166 63% 109 Pts	4-Core 315 8-Core 401 46% 358 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 04BA) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	2.13% Terrible	Lighting 2.4 Reflection 3.62 Parallax 1.56 2% 2.53 fps	MRender 2.57 Gravity 1.33 Splatting 4.52 2% 2.81 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.13% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 419GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 243 242 229 229 230 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	61.1% Good	Read 240 Write 231 Mixed 221 SusWrite 236 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 28 90% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 197 148% 197 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 134%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50 12,013 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 73GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 81 82 81 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 73 Write 73.5 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 80.6 53% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5428-040.A00LF HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 99U5428-040.A00LF HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.7% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 14.3 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 14.5 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 48%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR3

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	70x
Core i7-2760QMIntel $130Bench 60%, 10,423 samples	65x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	45x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	67x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	61x
GeForce GTX 580MNvidiaBench 13%, 434 samples	44x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $89Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	10x
HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 51%, 254 samples	9x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 44%, 326 samples	8x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $309

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16