Alienware M17x

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics8.95% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive31.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware M17x  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit cores, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100917
Uptime26.6 Days
Run DateJan 06 '21 at 10:43
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 X 920-$90
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68.3% Good
Memory 94.2
1-Core 78.3
2-Core 160
67% 111 Pts
4-Core 239
8-Core 291
34% 265 Pts
64-Core 288
18% 288 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Dell(1028 043A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
8.95% Terrible
Lighting 12.1
Reflection 11.3
Parallax 10.6
10% 11.3 fps
MRender 9.3
Gravity 9.5
Splatting 7.9
7% 8.9 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.95%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 480GB
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMJ1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 216 216 216 216 217 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
31.8% Below average
Read 175
Write 98.5
Mixed 82.8
SusWrite 209
32% 141 MB/s
4K Read 10.6
4K Write 13.2
4K Mixed 8.8
34% 10.9 MB/s
DQ Read 16.3
DQ Write 56.9
DQ Mixed 49.2
34% 40.8 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 98%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB
36GB free
Firmware: 0002LIM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 86 85 84 84 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 88.1
Write 81.3
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 84
56% 75.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471B1G73DB0-YK0 80CE M471B1G73QH0-YK0 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
41.7% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 12.9
MC Mixed 11.4
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 12.9
SC Mixed 11.7
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17x Builds (Compare 86 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17x

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