Alienware m17 R2

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 (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive140% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware m17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m17 R2
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201022
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '21 at 09:08
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 86.1
1-Core 127
2-Core 235
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 654
65% 532 Pts
64-Core 824
51% 824 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 093C) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8935
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 129
Parallax 8.7
5% 47.9 fps
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 11.6
9% 9.45 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
362GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 962 589 508 559 699 712 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Read 861
Write 440
Mixed 465
SusWrite 672
136% 609 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 63.7
4K Mixed 30.4
102% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 639
DQ Write 843
DQ Mixed 731
555% 738 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 140%
Great: 223%
Lacie Rugged USB-C 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: 1153
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 109 100 111 106 107 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
48% Average
Read 58.3
Write 82.9
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 108
56% 75.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 0.4
145% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 48%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4ATS1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
77.9% Very good
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 22.5
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 23.1
66% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m17 R2 Builds (Compare 214 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m17 R2

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