Alienware M17xR3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemAlienware M17xR3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR3
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120820
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '19 at 02:55
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2670QM-$200
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
66.2% Good
Memory 83
1-Core 74.4
2-Core 150
62% 102 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 375
41% 323 Pts
64-Core 373
23% 373 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 67%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
Dell(1028 04BA) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.3.0.0
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 2.07
Reflection 14.1
Parallax 1.41
2% 5.85 fps
Gravity 1.13
Splatting 3.87
2% 2.5 fps
Poor: 1% Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
M17X_RAID0 1TB
746GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 186 188 171 190 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 178
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 179
107% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
53.1% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 17.2
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 15.4
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR3 Builds (Compare 275 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Above average Total price: $294
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