Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.3% 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 Drive61.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 15 '19 at 23:59
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
45.9% Average
Memory 68.4
1-Core 33.3
2-Core 66.7
38% 56.1 Pts
4-Core 132
8-Core 168
19% 150 Pts
64-Core 166
10% 166 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660M
Dell(1028 0551) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8912
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
6.3% Terrible
Lighting 7.03
Reflection 6.42
Parallax 8.34
6% 7.27 fps
MRender 9.52
Gravity 8.3
Splatting 9.22
7% 9.01 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.3%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900613
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 109 102 106 105 105 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 436
Write 386
Mixed 351
SusWrite 149
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 39.5
4K Mixed 24.3
87% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 197
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 172
132% 180 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 91%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
923GB free
Firmware: JA0OA560
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 105 106 107 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 103
Write 101
Mixed 37.4
SusWrite 106
63% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 16GB
1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
43.6% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 15
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 7.5
21% 7.3 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 670 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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