Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics20.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory20.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180528
Uptime1 Days
Run DateApr 15 '20 at 00:58
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 217
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 518
57% 450 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680M
Dell(1028 057B) 2GB
CLim: 758 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.25
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
20.3% Poor
Lighting 24
Reflection 22.7
Parallax 28.6
20% 25.1 fps
MRender 29.2
Gravity 28.6
Splatting 22.9
22% 26.9 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 20.3%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 32GB
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM13D1Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 4,159
Write 37
Mixed 74.7
296% 1,423 MB/s
4K Read 527
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 4.7
806% 178 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 44%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75
805GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 106 103 106 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 111
Write 105
Mixed 48.7
SusWrite 105
68% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT8GC64B8HB0NS-DI 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.7% Average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 13.9
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 15.5
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 671 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $520
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