Alienware M17x

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.78% 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 Drive28.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware M17x  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware
Memory4.3 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100824
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 01 '20 at 13:14
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 Q 740-$190
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.75 GHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
54.1% Above average
Memory 77.6
1-Core 27.5
2-Core 72.6
40% 59.2 Pts
4-Core 168
8-Core 235
25% 202 Pts
64-Core 231
14% 231 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Dell(1028 043A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.763.0.0
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
6.78% Terrible
Lighting 8.2
Reflection 7.27
Parallax 7.94
7% 7.8 fps
MRender 7.71
Gravity 7.53
Splatting 9.74
7% 8.33 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.78%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 120GB
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 78 71 66 71 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
28.8% Poor
Read 145
Write 108
Mixed 111
SusWrite 72.3
24% 109 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 17.8
4K Mixed 12.7
43% 14 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 92.4
76% 108 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 55%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$60
328GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 57 59 59 58 59 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
39.9% Below average
Read 79.8
Write 81.6
Mixed 52.3
SusWrite 58.8
50% 68.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 58%
Ricoh SD Disk Device 2GB
1GB free
Firmware: 01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 9.2 9.2 9.7 8.4 8.9 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
7.2% Terrible
Read 15.5
Write 6.2
Mixed 6
SusWrite 9
7% 9.18 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
83% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 7.2%
Great: 12%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 80CE M471B5673FH0-CH9 6GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
35.6% Below average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 9.7
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 8.3
26% 9.27 GB/s
Latency 85.1
47% 85.1 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 36%

 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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