Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics42.2% 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 Drive54.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 24 '20 at 01:50
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3720QM-$100
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 89.8
2-Core 188
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 476
53% 417 Pts
64-Core 473
29% 473 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0580) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
42.2% Average
Lighting 50.8
Reflection 55
Parallax 54.5
41% 53.4 fps
MRender 60.4
Gravity 49.9
Splatting 51.4
44% 53.9 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC210 2.5 7MM 1 128GB
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 149 155 154 168 151 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 418
Write 173
Mixed 216
SusWrite 147
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 18
63% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 181
144% 203 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 62%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
913GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 106 104 105 105 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 104
Write 107
Mixed 57
SusWrite 102
68% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-PB Samsung M471B5173BH0-CK0 HMT351S6BFR8C-PB Samsung M471B5273CH0-CK0 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
55.8% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 17.4
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.7
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 671 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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