Alienware M17x

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	44.7% 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	49.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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 M17x (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '20 at 23:27
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 X 920-$90 998 User benchmarks, average bench 57% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 82.9 2-Core 164 67% 112 Pts	4-Core 261 8-Core 299 37% 280 Pts	64-Core 299 18% 299 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 153 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Dell(1028 043A) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	7.85% Terrible	Lighting 10.2 Reflection 8.58 Parallax 7.16 8% 8.63 fps	MRender 6.95 Gravity 6.77 Splatting 10.9 7% 8.21 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.85% Great: 8%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (66 fps cap detected)	44.7% Average	Lighting 48.5 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 53.2 40% 56.1 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 67.5 55% 66.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 226 223 106 174 225 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.6% Average	Read 229 Write 215 Mixed 203 SusWrite 196 48% 211 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 25.1 4K Mixed 20.3 66% 21.1 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 175 132% 176 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 131GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 226 224 106 177 225 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51% Above average	Read 231 Write 215 Mixed 215 SusWrite 198 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 21.5 70% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 179 135% 180 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 131%
SanDisk X110 128GB-$89 11,245 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1GB free Firmware: X231600 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 222 Write 211 Mixed 148 43% 194 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 35.3 4K Mixed 15.7 61% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 106 95% 143 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GB 8,137 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	44.7% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 13.7 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 14.3 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 51%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 52%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware M17x

CPU
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	13x
Core i7 Q 820Intel $119Bench 52%, 2,269 samples	9x
Core i7 X 920Intel $90Bench 57%, 998 samples	9x

GPU
Mobility Radeon HD 4870ATIBench 8%, 153 samples	27x
Mobility Radeon HD 5870AMDBench 9%, 3,040 samples	25x
GeForce GTX 260MNvidiaBench 5%, 1,120 samples	7x

SSD
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	3x
PM800 Series 2.5" 256GBSamsungBench 24%, 1,200 samples	3x
SH103S3480G 480GBKingstonBench 56%, 32 samples	3x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	14x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	8x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	5x

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Value: 50% - Above average

Total price: $248

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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