Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics75.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.5% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '20 at 20:11
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Memory 80.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 218
76% 136 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 517
55% 438 Pts
64-Core 520
32% 520 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Personal NVIDIA GTX1070
Dell(1028 057B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
75.7% Very good
Lighting 92
Reflection 114
Parallax 91.6
75% 99 fps
MRender 92.9
Gravity 88.9
Splatting 98.6
77% 93.5 fps
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
259GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 367 431 428 419 370 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Read 456
Write 407
Mixed 356
SusWrite 367
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 47.6
4K Mixed 31.3
101% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 294
241% 344 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 125%
Liteonit LMT-256M3M mSATA 256GB
183GB free
Firmware: VZDB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 204 228 228 226 228 MB/s
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
48.1% Average
Read 243
Write 222
Mixed 178
SusWrite 209
48% 213 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 26.7
4K Mixed 16.4
62% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 105
90% 134 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
56.4% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 16.8
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 19.9
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 58%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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