Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.8% 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	16GB 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 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

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

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '20 at 07:40
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	93%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3940XM-$344 2,187 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 112 2-Core 212 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 507 56% 444 Pts	64-Core 518 32% 518 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Dell(1028 057B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 67.1 Reflection 74.7 Parallax 63.4 55% 68.4 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 63.9 Splatting 71.5 57% 68.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 231GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 399 446 442 441 445 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 430 Mixed 372 SusWrite 392 93% 411 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 48.2 4K Mixed 33.1 107% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 344 265% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 124%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$84 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 704GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 374 432 430 415 401 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 419 Mixed 398 SusWrite 369 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 48.5 4K Mixed 33.3 106% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 393 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 298 244% 348 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 701 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 2000 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.5% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 22.1 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 18.8 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 77%

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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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Gaming 8%

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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 $84Bench 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 $273	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 $186	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