Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '21 at 17:57
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220 14,369 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Memory 76 1-Core 95.7 2-Core 153 64% 108 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 465 48% 388 Pts	64-Core 471 29% 471 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 74%

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. 10.18.10.5161 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.71% Terrible	Lighting 4.5 Reflection 24.9 Parallax 3.2 4% 10.9 fps	MRender 5.5 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.5 4% 4.53 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.71% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB 9,379 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 233 242 204 233 241 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 418 Write 283 Mixed 251 SusWrite 237 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 19.4 70% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 91.2 DQ Mixed 142 118% 175 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 80%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB 9,379 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 238GB free Firmware: CXM03D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 365 364 371 359 362 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 428 Write 371 Mixed 263 SusWrite 362 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 37.1 4K Mixed 19.7 69% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 153 125% 183 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT8GC64B8HB0NS-DI 4x8GB 180 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.3% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.9 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 16.3 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 88.3 45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 670 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

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 $66Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $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