Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	16.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	107% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 93% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

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

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 16:46
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	93%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3940XM-$344 2,187 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Memory 67.1 1-Core 33.3 2-Core 64.4 37% 54.9 Pts	4-Core 112 8-Core 166 17% 139 Pts	64-Core 150 9% 150 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770M 6,357 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Dell(1028 0580) 3GB Ram: 3GB, Driver: 341.95 Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Lighting 20.2 Reflection 17.7 Parallax 22.8 16% 20.2 fps	MRender 22.9 Gravity 18.2 Splatting 19.3 16% 20.1 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 17%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 878GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 553 562 576 614 608 599 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 1,064 Write 603 Mixed 339 SusWrite 585 144% 648 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 33.7 4K Mixed 20 68% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 170 130% 176 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 445%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 128GB 2,523 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 85GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.2 71 90 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 122 Write 96.5 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 57 114% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 65% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 4x8GB 2,172 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	48.5% Average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 16.6 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 7.2 21% 7.27 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 66%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 671 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 7%

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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	78x

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 $74Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16