Alienware m17 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive331% 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
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191018
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '20 at 19:19
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 83
1-Core 134
2-Core 255
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 779
67% 574 Pts
64-Core 996
62% 996 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 093C) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4223
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 108
Reflection 108
Parallax 102
88% 106 fps
Gravity 95.5
Splatting 91.7
83% 93.6 fps
Poor: 52% Great: 94%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15301229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1961 2004 2017 1982 1553 1527 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
331% Outstanding
Read 2362
Write 2,051
Mixed 1,694
SusWrite 1,841
446% 1,987 MB/s
4K Read 62.5
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 75.4
248% 81.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,148
DQ Write 969
DQ Mixed 1,056
792% 1,058 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 331%
Great: 367%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 23.6
85% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 25.4
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 83.7%
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 214 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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