Alienware m17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.4% 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 Drive134% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0DH3P0
Memory15.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201020
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '20 at 03:45
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-8950HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 85.2
1-Core 131
2-Core 242
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 659
65% 532 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 08A2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
86.4% Excellent
Lighting 97.7
Reflection 171
Parallax 96.6
80% 122 fps
MRender 154
Gravity 114
Splatting 105
100% 124 fps
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 102%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 165 174 156 149 164 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 1,342
Write 88.5
Mixed 286
SusWrite 164
101% 470 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 40.9
157% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 807
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 232
244% 421 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 134%
Great: 215%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
434GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 118 116 121 121 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
41.6% Average
Read 28.1
Write 21
Mixed 34.4
SusWrite 117
37% 50.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.1
44% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 70%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 10TB
4.5TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 151 169 153 140 169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 156
Mixed 111
SusWrite 156
110% 149 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
370% 3 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
85% Excellent
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 33.5
MC Mixed 26.3
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 35.6
SC Mixed 25.4
74% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 85%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m17 Builds (Compare 382 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m17

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