Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '21 at 14:10
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th 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 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 79.4 1-Core 87.6 2-Core 168 65% 112 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 401 41% 332 Pts	64-Core 442 27% 442 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M 14,160 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 389.12 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.2% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 18 37% 32 fps	MRender 18.2 Gravity 17.6 Splatting 49.8 26% 28.5 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 399 415 414 421 415 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 420 Write 371 Mixed 264 SusWrite 403 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 18.4 101% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 109 121% 199 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 78%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 277GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 65 66 67 66 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 64.9 Write 66.6 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 64 41% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 88% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 43%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$31 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 120GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 75 75 75 75 76 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 74.1 Write 71.2 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 72.8 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6MFR8A-PB HMT351S6CFR8C-PB HMT451S6MFR8A-PB HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 17.9 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 16.5 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 56%

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

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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	77x

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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $84Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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