Alienware m17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89% 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 Drive177% 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
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191025
Uptime4.6 Days
Run DateMar 10 '20 at 04:25
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 82.7
1-Core 124
2-Core 248
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 716
76% 604 Pts
64-Core 966
60% 966 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 87.2%
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 way above expectations (89th percentile)
89% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 117
Parallax 121
87% 115 fps
MRender 150
Gravity 105
Splatting 96.5
93% 117 fps
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC401 SK hy 512GB
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80006E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 581 595 587 591 564 564 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
177% Outstanding
Read 1,417
Write 539
Mixed 590
SusWrite 580
172% 782 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 95.3
4K Mixed 47.8
169% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 877
DQ Write 612
DQ Mixed 388
386% 625 MB/s
Poor: 87%
This bench: 177%
Great: 194%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
367GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 51 77 107 107 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 63.3
Write 69.5
Mixed 58.8
SusWrite 79.9
50% 67.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6D1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
75.7% Very good
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 22.9
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 6
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 75.7
53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m17 Builds (Compare 382 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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