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 as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive196% 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.
SystemAlienware m17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m17 R2
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200525
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateSep 22 '20 at 10:59
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.3
1-Core 129
2-Core 219
85% 147 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 776
78% 636 Pts
64-Core 912
56% 912 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 093C) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8141
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 7.03
Reflection 113
Parallax 8.72
6% 42.8 fps
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 16.4
11% 11.9 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB
517GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1165 1189 1187 1204 1158 1226 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
196% Outstanding
Read 1,404
Write 570
Mixed 1,458
SusWrite 1188
259% 1,155 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 65.8
4K Mixed 49
158% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 564
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 345
268% 377 MB/s
Poor: 202%
This bench: 196%
Great: 349%
WDBGMP0010BNC-WRSN 1TB
905GB free
Firmware: 102000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1216 1245 1241 1270 1323 1336 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
192% Outstanding
Read 976
Write 143
Mixed 1,106
SusWrite 1,272
197% 874 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 84.3
4K Mixed 53.2
173% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 592
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 442
338% 463 MB/s
Poor: 205%
This bench: 192%
Great: 324%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
79.5% Very good
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 22.2
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 31.4
SC Mixed 25.1
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.5%
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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