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 (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive141% 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.
Very high background CPU (51%). 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
Memory8.7 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 09:30
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 (83rd percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 88.4
1-Core 129
2-Core 235
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 669
67% 543 Pts
64-Core 829
51% 829 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 093C) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6140
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 88
Reflection 130
Parallax 84.6
72% 101 fps
Gravity 107
Splatting 97.9
90% 102 fps
Poor: 52% Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
363GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1054 711 713 590 564 582 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 906
Write 906
Mixed 358
SusWrite 702
161% 718 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 56.9
4K Mixed 25.4
90% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 663
DQ Write 900
DQ Mixed 726
564% 763 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 141%
Great: 223%
Lacie Rugged USB-C 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: 1153
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 127 128 110 102 104 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 54
Write 87.8
Mixed 52.9
SusWrite 116
57% 77.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.4
117% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 48.8%
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 (70th percentile)
79.3% Very good
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 22.6
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 24.1
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.3%
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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