Alienware m17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics21.9% 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)
Boot Drive223% 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 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m17 R2
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191018
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 14 '20 at 02:02
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 130
2-Core 241
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 659
68% 550 Pts
64-Core 820
51% 820 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 093C) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4587
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
21.9% Poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 73.5
8% 31.7 fps
MRender 21.2
Gravity 72.7
Splatting 74.8
48% 56.2 fps
Poor: 52%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 94%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ssdpemkf512g8 NVMe INTEL 512GB
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7002 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 803 553 553 514 268 291 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 1,915
Write 1,101
Mixed 1109
SusWrite 497
256% 1,156 MB/s
4K Read 58.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 71.6
237% 78.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,092
DQ Write 799
DQ Mixed 1014
739% 968 MB/s
Poor: 105%
This bench: 223%
Great: 257%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
76.8% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 21.6
76% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 25.3
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m17 R2 Builds (Compare 216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m17 R2

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