Alienware m17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.06% 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 Drive116% 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.
SystemAlienware m17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 03R2RY
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190326
Uptime36.9 Days
Run DateMar 12 '20 at 22:16
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 89.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 248
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 828
80% 661 Pts
64-Core 972
60% 972 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 08A2) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6617
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.06% Terrible
Lighting 7.3
Reflection 111
Parallax 7.38
6% 41.9 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 6.57
Splatting 14.5
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.06%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Bc501 NVMe SK hynix 128GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 180 182 181 182 182 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 1,063
Write 400
Mixed 395
SusWrite 190
112% 512 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 37.9
163% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 233
191% 271 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 116%
Great: 117%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
931GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 125 126 126 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 112
Write 118
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 125
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 2.1
400% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 70%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9
3GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 3.8 4.3 4.4 3.9 4.3 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
15.7% Very poor
Read 95.5
Write 5
Mixed 15.7
SusWrite 4.1
26% 30.1 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
17% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 15.7%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43DB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
79.8% Very good
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 22.6
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 26.9
74% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 85%

 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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