Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive162% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory13.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 26 '17 at 05:09
Run Duration98 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3920XM
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 85.6
1-Core 118
2-Core 229
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 559
63% 491 Pts
64-Core 558
34% 558 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0551) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.3.1
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 0.73
Reflection 29
Parallax 42.2
1% 24 fps
Splatting 38.3
39% 38.3 fps
Poor: 2% Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Raid 0 1TB
862GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 989
Write 946
Mixed 983
218% 973 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 53.5
4K Mixed 42.5
134% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 459
DQ Write 547
DQ Mixed 228
248% 412 MB/s
Poor: 162%
This bench: 162%
Great: 203%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173CB0-YK0 F3-2133C11-8GRSL M471B5173CB0-YK0 F3-2133C11-8GRSL 24GB
1600, 2000, 1600, 2000 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
56.9% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 17.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 18.1
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns

 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

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