Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.6% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '20 at 11:46
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3840QM-$549 3,981 User benchmarks, average bench 66% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 101 2-Core 189 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 335 8-Core 466 50% 400 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0551) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5129 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.27% Terrible	Lighting 4.7 Reflection 5.96 Parallax 3.06 4% 4.57 fps	MRender 6.62 Gravity 2.63 Splatting 8.65 5% 5.97 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.27% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Asmt109x- Fast 1TB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 639GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT23B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 325 436 432 438 440 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 437 Write 452 Mixed 391 SusWrite 413 96% 423 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 31.4 107% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 49.6 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 77.6 75% 112 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 107%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 339 454 441 441 442 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 448 Mixed 391 SusWrite 424 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 23.5 4K Mixed 33.2 93% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 365 275% 368 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6MFR8C-PB 4x8GB 361 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	54.1% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.7 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 18.1 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 56%

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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	78x

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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $88Bench 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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16