Alienware M17x

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware M17x  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware
Memory4.4 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 11 '19 at 20:11
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 M 620
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
45.5% Average
Memory 63.2
1-Core 78.6
2-Core 131
54% 90.9 Pts
4-Core 163
8-Core 160
22% 162 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Dell(1028 043A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.74% Terrible
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 9.31
Parallax 10.7
0% 6.69 fps
MRender 8.71
Gravity 9.33
Splatting 10.8
8% 9.61 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 2.74%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50
358GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 47 41 36 38 36 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
24.5% Poor
Read 46
Write 46.2
Mixed 31
SusWrite 39.2
30% 40.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 80CE M471B5673FH0-CF8 6GB
1333, 1067 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
24.4% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 10.3
24% 8.33 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 6.9
18% 6.43 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 27%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17x Builds (Compare 86 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17x

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