Alienware m17 R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	301% 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.
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 77% 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.

System	Alienware m17 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware m17 R3
Memory	12 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200727
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '20 at 02:25
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	77%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10980HK 7,777 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 224 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 679 68% 552 Pts	64-Core 1,019 63% 1,019 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 09D1) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7985 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 5.7 Reflection 16 Parallax 8.5 5% 10.1 fps	Gravity 7.4 Splatting 12.1 9% 9.75 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 427% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1708 1844 1863 1938 1765 2096 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,180 Write 2,028 Mixed 1,879 SusWrite 1869 448% 1,989 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 63.4 202% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 888 DQ Write 734 DQ Mixed 800 602% 807 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 672%
Bc511 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 11,857 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 477GB free Firmware: 11003101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1026 952 1017 1013 781 597 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 982 Write 960 Mixed 910 SusWrite 898 211% 937 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 48.7 170% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 786 DQ Write 750 DQ Mixed 656 524% 731 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 194%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2G44AM0-CTD 2x16GB 4,312 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.5% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 19.5 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 19.2 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 81%

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 70%

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System: Alienware m17 R3

CPU
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	207x
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples	54x
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples	42x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 98%, 7,378 samples	132x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	77x
RTX 2080S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 116%, 2,359 samples	34x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 1TBIntelBench 242%, 17,176 samples	39x
SN730 NVMe WDC 1024GBPCBench 229%, 3,901 samples	25x
NVMe KIOXIA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 262%, 4,912 samples	18x

RAM
M471A2G44AM0-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 74%, 4,312 samples	104x
HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 6,382 samples	79x
4ATS1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 75%, 6,362 samples	59x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16