Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 40% Jet ski	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 41%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	48.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '20 at 17:13
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420 65,927 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	41% Average	Memory 61.9 1-Core 33.4 2-Core 65.6 36% 53.6 Pts	4-Core 110 8-Core 166 17% 138 Pts	64-Core 160 10% 160 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0551) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	3.4% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 19.6 Parallax 2.8 3% 8.83 fps	MRender 5.3 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 5 4% 4.23 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.4% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583A SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 147 143 133 126 124 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.8% Average	Read 274 Write 209 Mixed 234 SusWrite 133 48% 213 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 22.5 74% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 158 116% 150 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 84%
Liteonit LMT-64M3M 64GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 11GB free Firmware: VXDB SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 166 168 168 160 167 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.2% Average	Read 244 Write 167 Mixed 160 SusWrite 166 41% 184 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 30.1 4K Mixed 17.7 68% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 133 110% 158 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 66%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87 21,339 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 131GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 68 68 67 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 106 Write 101 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 67.1 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI NT2GC64B88G0NS-DI NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI NT2GC64B88G0NS-DI 12GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	47% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 17.1 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 7.3 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 122 33% 122 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 55%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 7%

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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 $74Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16