Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	19.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 69% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	12.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '20 at 21:32
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	69%

PC Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3610QM-$300 38,575 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Memory 68.5 1-Core 41.8 2-Core 79.3 41% 63.2 Pts	4-Core 137 8-Core 196 21% 167 Pts	64-Core 196 12% 196 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7970M 939 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Dell(1028 0551) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 26.20.12028.2 Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Lighting 24.3 Reflection 32 Parallax 36.8 20% 31 fps	MRender 26.3 Gravity 26.8 Splatting 21.1 20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 17 17 18 17 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 357GB free Firmware: 0005DEM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 94.7 Write 89.7 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 13.1 46% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 4x8GB 819 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16.8 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 9.3 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 671 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR4

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	242x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	139x
Core i7-3740QMIntel $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples	78x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	355x
GTX 660MNvidiaBench 7%, 7,381 samples	83x
GTX 680MNvidiaBench 19%, 1,365 samples	76x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $81Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	16x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	40x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	19x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	19x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $520

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16