Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.55% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	44% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 93% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	19.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '19 at 00:48
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	93%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3940XM-$344 2,187 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 102 2-Core 207 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 509 54% 429 Pts	64-Core 508 32% 508 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0551) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.55% Terrible	Lighting 5 Reflection 6.58 Parallax 3.41 4% 4.99 fps	MRender 6.81 Gravity 2.77 Splatting 9.39 6% 6.32 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.55% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$25 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900E12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 86 56 111 70 71 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44% Average	Read 232 Write 98.7 Mixed 189 SusWrite 84 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 43.8 4K Mixed 10.8 68% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 103 108% 180 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 91%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 571GB free Firmware: 0005DEM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 108 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 106 Write 105 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 107 69% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMSO8GX3M1A1333C9 Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB CMSO8GX3M1A1333C9 Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 24GB 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.4% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.6 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16.3 46% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns

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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 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR4

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	242x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	139x
Core i7-3740QMIntel $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples	78x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	355x
GTX 660MNvidiaBench 7%, 7,381 samples	83x
GTX 680MNvidiaBench 19%, 1,365 samples	76x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $68Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	16x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	40x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	19x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	19x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $520

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16