Alienware m17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive142% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04WM1N
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190830
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '19 at 04:02
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 124
2-Core 248
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 764
77% 625 Pts
64-Core 915
57% 915 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 08A2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 145
Parallax 142
104% 138 fps
MRender 156
Gravity 114
Splatting 105
100% 125 fps
Poor: 73%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
401GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 535 404 485 453 487 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
142% Outstanding
Read 1,213
Write 496
Mixed 372
SusWrite 473
141% 638 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 38.8
137% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 583
DQ Write 410
DQ Mixed 352
302% 448 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 142%
Great: 216%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
260GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2001 873 716 724 722 728 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 2,296
Write 1,976
Mixed 1,437
SusWrite 961
373% 1,668 MB/s
4K Read 65.3
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 86
284% 97.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,329
DQ Write 1119
DQ Mixed 1210
910% 1,219 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 293%
Great: 355%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
752GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 135 136 136 134 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 117
Write 111
Mixed 52.2
SusWrite 134
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.9
350% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 72.4%
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 (76th percentile)
79.8% Very good
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 22.8
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 25.8
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m17 Builds (Compare 382 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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