Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76.5% 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 Drive	80% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 93% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130131
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '20 at 12:43
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	93%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3920XM 797 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 104 2-Core 205 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 506 53% 427 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 057B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	76.5% Very good	Lighting 92.6 Reflection 108 Parallax 86.9 75% 95.7 fps	MRender 95.3 Gravity 89.9 Splatting 100 78% 95.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 650GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 299 141 119 141 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Read 453 Write 436 Mixed 412 SusWrite 178 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 47.7 4K Mixed 34.5 110% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 360 273% 367 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 500GB 3,936 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 219GB free Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 207 237 237 238 237 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	65% Good	Read 251 Write 236 Mixed 226 SusWrite 221 53% 234 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 41.6 4K Mixed 32.2 104% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 200 150% 200 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1866 4x8GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 1777 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	66.5% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 21.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 21 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware M17xR4

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	242x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	139x
Core i7-3740QMIntel $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples	77x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	355x
GTX 660MNvidiaBench 7%, 7,381 samples	83x
GTX 680MNvidiaBench 19%, 1,365 samples	76x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	16x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	40x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	19x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	19x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $520

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16