Alienware m17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics85% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive150% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware m17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 03R2RY
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191025
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMar 06 '20 at 01:01
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
61.2% Good
Memory 80
1-Core 66.5
2-Core 133
57% 93.3 Pts
4-Core 230
8-Core 390
38% 310 Pts
64-Core 508
31% 508 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 08A2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing below potential (77th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
85% Excellent
Lighting 99.7
Reflection 116
Parallax 121
81% 112 fps
MRender 147
Gravity 105
Splatting 95.3
92% 116 fps
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC401 SK hy 512GB
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80006E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 606 607 585 410 184 440 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
150% Outstanding
Read 1,378
Write 1,096
Mixed 1,224
SusWrite 472
233% 1,043 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 70.2
4K Mixed 46
150% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 503
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 314
267% 393 MB/s
Poor: 87%
This bench: 150%
Great: 194%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
230GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 72 106 107 104 107 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
40.3% Average
Read 49
Write 65.2
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 91
50% 67.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.1
207% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6D1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
73.1% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 22.6
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 17.9
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 80.6
50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m17 Builds (Compare 383 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m17

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $46
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