Alienware M17xR3

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.02% 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 Drive	68% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Alienware M17xR3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR3
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120820
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '19 at 22:11
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2860QM-$469 4,317 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 86.7 2-Core 167 66% 112 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 431 42% 347 Pts	64-Core 429 26% 429 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M 6,267 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 04BA) 1.5GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9135 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	7.02% Terrible	Lighting 7.37 Reflection 9.38 Parallax 2.62 6% 6.46 fps	MRender 11.8 Gravity 9.4 Splatting 11.6 9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.02% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 225GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 227 227 229 228 232 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	68% Good	Read 247 Write 234 Mixed 174 SusWrite 228 50% 221 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 36 121% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 95.4 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 128 101% 137 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 125%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 102GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 88 86 95 85 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 81.5 Write 89 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 88.9 52% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 73% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 63%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 19 6.3 12 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 32.2 Write 18.3 Mixed 17.8 SusWrite 14.1 26% 20.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 4.8 353% 5.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5428-046.A00LF 4x4GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	47.6% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 14.8 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 16.8 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 49%

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Typical M17xR3 Builds (Compare 275 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

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Desktop 53%

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Workstation 7%

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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	45x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $99Bench 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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Total price: $294

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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