Alienware M17xR3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive44.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware M17xR3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR3
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120820
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 22 '20 at 15:43
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
37.4% Below average
Memory 61.6
1-Core 21
2-Core 40.9
30% 41.2 Pts
4-Core 74.4
8-Core 106
11% 90.1 Pts
64-Core 100
6% 100 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 65%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU630 480GB
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8X01c86
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 215 216 217 216 218 MB/s
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
44.7% Average
Read 233
Write 204
Mixed 190
SusWrite 216
48% 211 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 28
4K Mixed 16.1
53% 18.6 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 129
96% 128 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 99%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70
693GB free
Firmware: 0005DEM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 111 111 113 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
62.9% Good
Read 109
Write 77.2
Mixed 59.8
SusWrite 111
65% 89.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
34.5% Below average
MC Read 13
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 12.9
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 5
14% 4.93 GB/s
Latency 123
32% 123 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR3 Builds (Compare 275 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Above average Total price: $294
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