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 below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m17 R2
Memory3.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190523
Uptime4 Days
Run DateNov 16 '20 at 05:04
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 115
2-Core 199
79% 135 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 470
50% 401 Pts
64-Core 580
36% 580 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards 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 6.73
Reflection 10
Parallax 7.5
6% 8.09 fps
Gravity 6.97
Splatting 13.7
10% 10.3 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%
Nvidia RTX 2070 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 093C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 75.3
Reflection 84.3
Parallax 66.9
61% 75.5 fps
Gravity 84.8
Splatting 78.8
72% 81.8 fps
Poor: 52% Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,584
Write 1,690
Mixed 1,306
341% 1,527 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 94.1
4K Mixed 55.3
182% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 709
DQ Write 537
DQ Mixed 662
484% 636 MB/s
Poor: 124% Great: 267%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 315 310 320 358 373 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
64% Good
Read 378
Write 361
Mixed 324
SusWrite 334
79% 350 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 33.4
4K Mixed 21.4
73% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 147
106% 135 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64%
Great: 97%
WD Gaming Drive 4TB
13GB free, PID 261e
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 22 23 21 36 69 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
19.8% Very poor
Read 50.5
Write 44
Mixed 25
SusWrite 32.7
49% 38 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.8% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 22.5
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 22.1
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 71.8%
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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