Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.68% 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	84.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 8 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180322
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 06:22
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220 14,369 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 86.3 1-Core 96.4 2-Core 177 71% 120 Pts	4-Core 315 8-Core 343 43% 329 Pts	64-Core 247 15% 247 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660M 7,381 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 0551) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2531 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	5.68% Terrible	Lighting 5.77 Reflection 5.92 Parallax 7.28 5% 6.32 fps	MRender 9.71 Gravity 8.37 Splatting 9.57 8% 9.22 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.68% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 128GB 663 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 119GB free Firmware: CXM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 208 210 218 214 221 MB/s Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.3% Average	Read 229 Write 220 Mixed 178 SusWrite 212 47% 210 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 32.8 4K Mixed 17.4 64% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 80.6 DQ Mixed 20.1 43% 91.5 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 68%
Toshiba HG6 256GB 4,588 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: JURA SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 388 392 406 401 415 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 420 Write 397 Mixed 373 SusWrite 396 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 28.2 89% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 31.8 109% 240 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0741 2TB 1,643 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 170GB free, PID 0741 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 38 33 44 48 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 49.7 Write 48.3 Mixed 34.4 SusWrite 42.2 58% 43.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GB 422 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 16.6 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 17.7 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 56%

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

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Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 670 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	77x

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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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