Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 08 '20 at 13:14
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Memory 85.4
1-Core 93.4
2-Core 171
69% 117 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 440
47% 375 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0551) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.88% Terrible
Lighting 4.27
Reflection 5.58
Parallax 2.91
4% 4.25 fps
MRender 5.71
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 8.09
5% 5.39 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.88%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
882GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LCM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 57 112 109 113 113 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 68.8
Write 105
Mixed 50.7
SusWrite 96.2
59% 80.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 71%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
898GB free
Firmware: 2AR20003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 103 104 103 106 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
60% Good
Read 104
Write 66.1
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 105
61% 82.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 60%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KFYHV1-HYC 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
56% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 17.1
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 18.1
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 670 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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